WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), member of the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, issued the following statement in response to multiple public reports detailing dismal conditions for sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln from service members' families and the administration's callous, despicable response to the plight of America's heroes:
"There must be accountability for the reported deteriorating conditions endured by our service members serving in a reckless war started with no justification, no strategy, and no end in sight," said Senator Gillibrand. "As our families pay sky-high prices back at home, our service members and their fa...