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Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Jun 3, 2013

A lot of Coloradans in my district and across my state still don't know how Obamacare can help them.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Jun 3, 2013

Eliminating sexual assault requires commanders to drive cultural change and achieve accountability.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Jun 3, 2013

It is important for our committee to understand the extent to which commanders are following the advice of legal counsel in making disposition determinations.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Jun 3, 2013

I support proposals which would require that all penetrative sexual offenses... be referred to a General Court Martial only.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Jun 3, 2013

I would tell you that in the time since and now, I see a difference.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Jun 3, 2013

I think that would be a mistake to legislate initial demands on the Department and the Services until they have had an opportunity to assess the effectiveness of these recent legislative requirements.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Jun 3, 2013

Military service requires those who serve to give up certain rights and privileges that civilians enjoy.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Jun 3, 2013

I'm opposed to any provision that would remove commanders from their indispensable role in the military justice process.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Jun 3, 2013

I do not support taking away a Commander's authority to convene courts-martial.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Jun 3, 2013

I cannot overstate my disgust and disappointment over the continued reports of sexual misconduct in our military.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Jun 3, 2013

I concur with eliminating the statute of limitations for sexual assault, sexual assault of a child and forcible sodomy.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Jun 3, 2013

I strongly believe we must be deliberate in making fundamental changes to the UCMJ.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Jun 3, 2013

I can't think of a single instance where my Judge Advocate came to me and said we want you--we recommend that you prosecute these cases, and I didn't do it.

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Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Jun 3, 2013

We are also doing outreach to English and non-English speakers in the Latino community through media personalities, nurses, doctors, friends and family, and running TV, radio, and print ads in Spanish.

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Eric Swalwell
@ericswalwell· Democratic · CA· Jun 3, 2013

At the last hearing we heard from private-sector witnesses that although social media has allowed us to make great strides in how we respond to disasters or emergencies, the lack of uniform open-source data standards hindered the abilities of companies like Google to develop social media tools during disasters.

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Eric Swalwell
@ericswalwell· Democratic · CA· Jun 3, 2013

So I think the short-term solution for that of course is comprehensive immigration reform. That includes increasing the H-1B visas.

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