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I value the service of all members of DOD equally.

I deeply regret this decision. I continue to urge our Nation's leaders to reach an agreement to reduce the deficit and de-trigger sequestration.

There is no silver bullet to eliminate sexual assault.

I recently directed the Secretaries of the Military Departments to assess, monitor, and develop methods to improve victim treatment by their peers, co-workers, and chains of command, and to report their methods to me by November 1, 2013.

If sequester levels remain in place, DOD will ask for flexibility to apply the reductions in a more strategic manner.

There is no military necessity for a draft at this time.

As part of the revised DOD SAPR policy, we implemented new standards for medical care providers to support victim care and enhance investigations.

The President is committed to carrying out the law.

I deeply regret these aforementioned effects of my decision.

The Department would face a $20 billion shortfall in our O&M accounts.

I support limiting a commander's authority to reverse findings of guilt from a court-martial.

I am committed to achieving an enduring culture change and hold leadership accountable to create an institution that not only works to prevent sexual assaults, but to make victims feel safe and confident the DOD's ability to properly…

If we could get that, as we have said this morning... it would give us, Senator, the time, the flexibility, to do what we need to do.

Missile defense is an essential component of securing this country, the interests of this country.

I welcome the Panel's review and scrutiny of the military justice system, and I am open to all improvements.

We will have to share it with Congress because, as I said in my opening statement, Congress is a partner here.

We are going to have to continue to train our military to be prepared to deal with every eventuality, every contingency, every option.

What produces terrorists? What produces instability? What produces uncertainty around the world?