The New York Times identified the late alumnus and Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, as one of the officials to have allegedly made comments about weight loss to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., the newspaper reported Monday.

Inouye, who died in 2012 after representing Hawaii in the Senate for 48 years, reportedly made comments about Gillibrand’s weight and appearance, which she wrote about without naming him or other officials in her recently-published memoir, “Off the Sidelines.” The Times cited “people with knowledge of the incident.”

Gillibrand has not confirmed whether Inouye was the man she referenced. Her memoir details the incident, and reports that a fellow official took hold of her waist and said, “Don’t lose too much weight now. I like my girls chubby,” Politico reported.

Gillibrand has moved to the forefront of the national debate about sexual assault in the past few months, and is now sponsoring a bill aimed at improving how the military handles sexual assault cases.

Inouye, a Democrat, was the first Japanese American to serve in Congress and a famed war hero, earning the Medal of Honor for his service in World War II.

Last year, some students suggested that GW’s under-construction residence hall be named for the alumnus, who graduated from the GW Law School. The name District House was chosen for the building, which will open in 2016.