type of discussion we don t have on the senate floor, the type of listening that takes place with senators we don t have in the modern senate. it was valuable in that sense. i hope each side understands each other better. i hope my republican colleagues understand they have pressed this to the brink. they have used the personal privilege to filibuster in such a systematic way it s unacceptable and deeply disturbing to the american people who want to see us addressing america and we have this petty partisan paralysis and it s unacceptable. senator, i want to ask you on another issue pertaining to a bill senator gillibrand is pushing trying to get sexual assaults under the chain of command in the military. picking up the support of ted crews, rand paul, conservative cover there. what is the outlook forward forward. they have rallied on the hill against it. from where it sits, do you think it has a chance moving forward?
underdog mental to get to this point now. on the left people like senator boxer coming together on this because it is such an epidemic. you know as well as i do, luke, there are 26,000 sexual assaults a year. 6% of the women in the military and only 11% of them, 11% report it so almost 90% don t report it. i used to be a former judge advocate. it is a problem. it needs to be an independent military structure and that is all we are asking for mere. sarah, real quick. do you think the gop could run into this sort of war on women problem they had in 2012 if they try and block this, they don t get behind this? no, i don t think so. there is bipartisan support for her bill now and noticeable bipartisan support but also bipartisan opposition. they want to keep in this in the military ranks. the challenge for the military they have not dealt with this issue appropriately and senator gillibrand wouldn t have a cause if the military would come out
congress or senate is working in america is mitch mcconnell. the gridlock is really the problem. that s why you hear from folks like john mccain, they are sick of it. i ve staked out some of these meetings. they say they are sick of the gridlock and bickering and nothing gets done and everyone in america you look at the polls that show that americans have no faith in congress at this point. at some point, they want to get something done. let s turn to another issue. the idea by senator gillibrand take how the milt pursues sexual assault under the chain of command. we had roger on here earlier who said he was not in support of that. you see rand paul and ted cruz supporting this bill and seem to giving it republican cover. why are they doing this and how is it moving forward? you see the gillibrand