Senator joins calls to stop sexual violence at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

The Washington Post: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday proposed that cadets at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy be provided with satellite phones when they train for a year at sea so they can quickly report sexual harassment or assault.

The senator added her name to a list of public officials alarmed by reports of widespread sexual misconduct at the little-known federal school that trains sailors to work in the federal government and on commercial ships.

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