Kirsten Gillibrand

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, New York Democrat, is confident her military sexual assault bill proposal will get enough support to clear a filibuster. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., listens as Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 16, 2013. (Associated Press)

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., right, is greeted by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, second from right, and New York Mayor City Michael Bloomberg as he arrives at JFK International Airport in New York, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, en route to visit areas devastated by Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama, accompanied by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Sen. Charles Schumer, D.N.Y., and other, hugs Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., after a news conference on Cedar Grove Avenue, a street significantly impacted by Superstorm Sandy, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, on Staten Island, in New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama, accompanied by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., right, is greeted by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, second from right, and New York Mayor City Michael Bloomberg as he arrives at JFK International Airport in New York, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, en route to visit areas devastated by Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama, accompanied by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Sen. Charles Schumer, D.N.Y., and other, hugs Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., after a news conference on Cedar Grove Avenue, a street significantly impacted by Superstorm Sandy, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, on Staten Island, in New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.,right, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., center, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, July 9, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)