(CNN) New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand spoke from the Senate floor Thursday trying to force Senate leadership's hand to advance sexual harassment legislation, which would overhaul how such complaints are handled on Capitol Hill.

"Once again, a problem is staring us right in the face and we are looking the other way," Gillibrand said, her remarks coinciding with a symbolic 100 days since the House of Representatives passed their version of the legislation

"Enough is enough, we should do better," she continued. "We have waited a hundred days and we should not have to wait any longer, so I urge my colleagues to do the right thing now to support this bill, fix this system here in Congress that is failing ... on this issue of sexual harassment. This one is as easy as it gets. So lets have a vote. And lets pass it."

Gillibrand used a procedural maneuver to draw attention to her bill but it's not expected to get a floor vote at this point, according to a GOP leadership aide.

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