Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has secured more major support in her bid to change the way the military prosecutes sexual assault cases, despite last-minute intervention by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.

The New York Democrat won over the Pentagon’s Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services on Friday just a few hours after Hagel met with the panel and urged it to delay a vote while more studies are done on her controversial legislation.

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