A system where less than 1 out of 10 reported perpetrators are taken to trial for their alleged crimes is not a system that is working.

This could become an issue of recruitment, and as we look at how we attract the best and the brightest people to our military, obviously this is an issue when it comes to both women and men that is going to greatly affect our ability to do…

It seems to me that that is a pretty basic bar that we should think about as we are looking at people who have been convicted of rape and sexual assault.

It is undermining, as you mentioned, our readiness, our military. It is totally unacceptable and it is not consistent with the greatest military on Earth.

It seems to me like there needs to be some kind of bill of rights also when you are in the military in terms of you know how you will be treated.

Just briefly, first of all, sexual assault and rape is not about the weakness of the victim. It is about power and control and the assertion of that.

I want to thank the witnesses for their service to our country and, in particular, for their courage for being here today.

There is a special place in hell--I agree with Senator Warren on that--for the people that do this.

I can attest to the recreational opportunities, and certainly for us, tourism is our number one industry.

I am excited to join this Subcommittee and bring a New Hampshire perspective for the first time in 70 years.

Where do you see us in terms of the Commission's discussions with the Pentagon as to how we might commercialize some of that Federal spectrum in an appropriate way that still protects our national security but also allows us to use that…

I want to thank everyone for being here today. I appreciate the work done by the Commission.

It is absolutely true that the Federal Government occupies the vast majority of the most valuable spectrum.

We are talking about the spectrum that the government has, but we have to move beyond that to meet our capacity.

I think one thing that they brought to my attention is that they believed, through the interaction they have with the Pentagon, that they have a world class ability to share information.

the road to improvement is always under construction, so obviously they have more to do.

It worries me that we're going to have to replicate something that apparently, in the Pentagon, we're doing fairly effectively.

I'm of the view that, since we do a lot of comprehensive work around here, if there are certain areas that we can come to agreement on, then we should move those immediately.