Gillibrand says Schumer should bring military sexual assault bill up for a vote

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Sunday called on Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) to bring her military sexual assault bill up for a vote on the Senate floor.

Speaking to host Jake Tapper on CNN's "State of the Union," Gillibrand said the bill, which she reintroduced in April, is "how we build a military justice system that's worthy of the sacrifice our men and women in the military make."

Gillibrand lamented the current system under which military sexual assaults are investigated, which requires a commander to look at an investigation and decide whether it will go to trial. The New York Democrat pointed to bias against sexual assault survivors as well as Black and brown service members as a reason for a new system.