McCaskill Responds to Kristol's Comment that Military Sexual Assault Represents a "Pseudo-Crisis'

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U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, a former prosecutor of sex crimes and senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to Fox News' and The Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol, who recently characterized ongoing attempts to reform military sexual assault as "pseudo-crisis of military sexual assault":

"Thousands of reported sexual assaults, and many thousands more sex-related crimes that go unreported-combined with a decades-long inability to seriously address the epidemic-constitutes a crisis. It's a crisis for our military, their morale, and ultimately our national security. For someone who's constantly pushing for additional U.S. involvement in conflicts around the world, you'd think Mr. Kristol would share our goal of ensuring justice for those who are doing the fighting. Instead, his comments illustrate that while there's growing support for our historic reforms, all of us fighting for significant change must continue our effort."

McCaskill, a former courtroom prosecutor, has relentlessly fought to combat sexual assaults in the military. Last month, a Senate panel voted to approve a number of historic reforms addressing sexual assault, including bipartisan, bicameral provisions by McCaskill that will significantly boost accountability for perpetrators and protections for survivors.

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