Tsongas questions Secretaries Panetta and Shinseki about improving treatment of survivors of sexual assault

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Congresswoman Niki Tsongas participated in a historic Joint House Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing where Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki testified. Tsongas questioned the Secretaries about legislation she authored, which was signed into law last year, to better support victims of military sexual assault as they make the transition to veteran status.

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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.

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