Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is flanked by Sarah Plummer, left, a Marine Corps veteran and victim of sexual assault, and Kate Weber, right, a veteran who was sexually assaulted during her service in the Army, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. They are surrounded by supporters of her proposal to let military prosecutors rather than commanders make decisions on whether to prosecute sexual assaults in the armed forces. At far left is Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., stands behind Sen. Gillibrand at center. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)