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That is exactly right. A nonjudicial punishment is an authority the commander has to put people in confinement for up to 30 days, reduce in rank one or two levels, depending on the rank of the commander, and to withhold pay. It is…
Yes. Mrs. McCASKILL. I want to make sure I understand something about nontraditional punishment. Since the Senator is discussing the barracks thief in Afghanistan and the notion that everything is going to stop and this case is going to be…
I wish to speak in support of the McCaskill, Ayotte, Fischer, and Levin amendment. Before we begin, I wish to thank Senators Levin, Reed, McCaskill, Ayotte, Fischer, and others who have been trying to carry the burden here to make sure…
Exactly right. Every military lawyer who has looked at this is very worried about what we are about to do in terms of practical military justice. Imagine being 18 years of age. You have too much to drink and you write a bad check. Part of…
He loses that authority. Mrs. McCASKILL. That case to Washington--that soldier is not going to agree to nonjudicial punishment. He is going to say: I will take my chances with the lawyers in Washington. And if the lawyers in Washington say…
The President has broken his promises to the American people. Because of the administration's strained interpretation of health care plans under ObamaCare, millions of families continue to receive policy cancelation notifications…
Let's think about where America was prior to the enactment of the Affordable Care Act. There were 30 to 40 million of our citizens without insurance. People with preexisting conditions either couldn't get insurance or had to pay so much…
Mr. President, I have two stories from South Carolina I will quickly share with the body. Scott, from Goose Creek, SC: I am a college professor from Columbia, SC, at a private university. We are up for our insurance open enrollment. I am…
Mr. President, for the last 3 years we have heard President Obama and our friends on the left promise--no, guarantee-- that ObamaCare will help make health insurance more affordable. But day after day we see costs going up for hard-working…
ObamaCare is a disaster. The President knows it; Congress knows it; and most importantly, the American people now know it. The President claims to be working with Congress to stop the train wreck the ACA is waging on American families…
Millions of Americans have received cancellation notices for their insurance policies as a result of ObamaCare's failed legislation. The Wall Street Journal anticipates this number to reach 10 million by January 1. Citizens living in the…
I got a letter from someone in my district. It says: You have probably heard about health care reform and wondered what it means to you. This letter is to let you know that your MyChoice health insurance plan from BlueChoice HealthPlan is…
Well, I think it is pretty obvious the tensions are growing, and not just with Israel. I believe the Obama administration's eagerness to reach a deal is unnerving to the people in the region, and not just Israel. The Israelis and the Sunni…
If I could respond, I guess the essence of what we are trying to say is we believe Iran is the problem, not the solution, to the Mid East and the world at large. There has been bipartisan support for curtailing and controlling and…
Would the Senator yield? To conclude, why are the Iranians at the table? Because the sanctions are working. The Congress has passed tough sanctions. To the Obama administration's credit, they put together an international…
The concern the Israelis have, and that my colleague and I have, is the number of centrifuges available to the Iranians is into the tens of thousands now, pushing from 18 to 24,000. Who really knows. But the advanced centrifuges we are…
Oh, absolutely, it will create an arms race. There is a positive note here: The Congress itself. The Congress has not been confused. We are more together on this issue than we have ever been. The Congress passed 90 to 1 a resolution…
In 2009, as the President traveled across the country campaigning for his signature health care takeover, he promised every American family that: If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. If you like your…