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WATERTOWN — U.S. Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand announced Thursday that a bill to move the prosecution of serious crimes in the military — particularly sexual assaults — from the chain of command to independent prosecutors has the bipartisan support needed for passage. Sen. Gillibrand, D-N.Y., chair of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, has pushed for the approval of the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act many times over the past eight years, including during appearances at Fort Drum. The senator said in a statement Thursday that she, along with U.S. Sens. Charles E. Grassley, R-IA; Joni K. Ernst, R-IA; and Richard Blumenthal, D-CT; has secured 61 bipartisan cosponsors for the bill, a critical number of votes necessary to prevent the bill being stymied by filibuster. According to Senate cloture rules, 60 members must vote to end debate on a measure and move it to a vote.

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