GILLIBRAND, CRUZ APPLAUD COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF THEIR BILLS TO SUPPORT FIRST RESPONDERS AND SURVIVORS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) lauded the Senate Judiciary Committee's passage of two of their bipartisan bills: the Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Expansion Act and the Terminating Restrictive Enforcement of Youth Settlements (TREY'S) Law.

"I am thrilled that these two crucial pieces of legislation have passed out of committee," said Senator Gillibrand. "We owe our public safety officers and their families timely access to death and disability benefits, and survivors of child sexual abuse deserve the right to tell their stories and seek public accountability for the h...