McConnell: "Collegiality" results instead of "nuclear option" Gillibrand: Removing chain of command will "end sexual assault in the military" Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., thanked Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Rand Paul, R-Ky., for offering up a "strong bipartisan coalition" for a measure that would allow a prosecutor, instead of a commander, monitor and try sexual assault cases in the military.