CONGRESSWOMAN SYLVIA R. GARCIA ISSUES STATEMENT ON THE SENATE'S PASSAGE OF THE NDAA AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE FOR SPC. VANESSA GUILLEN.

Statement

Today, Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement regarding the Senate's passage of the National Defense Authorization Act and what this means for getting justice for Spc. Vanessa Guillen:

"I thank the Senate for passing the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022, which, after 50 years, will provide much-needed reforms to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The bill is now heading to President Biden's desk and will finally become a vehicle for justice for all victims of sexual assault and harassment in the military while transforming the institution's culture--it will ensure that what happened to Spc. Vanessa Guillen never happens again to another soldier.

I have said it repeatedly: we owe our soldiers all the protection they need so they can feel safe in the institution they have committed to while serving our country.

I thank the Guillen family for their tireless fight to get justice for Vanessa, Congresswoman Jackie Speier for her leadership and for fighting for Vanessa and all victims of sexual harassment in our country, and all my colleagues in Congress who, from the beginning, joined this fight, united to find justice for her. We are one step closer to justice and protection for our soldiers."

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