I think this has been a really good panel to get people on the ground, doing it on a day-to-day basis.

This is a deplorable situation that we need to pursue.

Creating artificial distinctions between offenses should not supplant a commander's case-by-case evaluation of an alleged offense.

Mr. President, tomorrow the Senate Armed Services Committee is going to hold a hearing on the pending legislation regarding sexual assault in the military. Lately, we have been bombarded, we have been inundated with news reports about…

Mr. President, I ask that I be recorded as voting no on this amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Michigan.

A $168 million reduction to the B-61 LEP would slip the delivery of the first production unit past fiscal year 2019 and impact our commitment to our NATO and Asian allies.

The notion that commanders have the ability to deal swiftly, fairly, completely, and visibly with all misconduct, both in and out of the field environment, is necessary to achieve effective deterrence and discipline.

He has said that an undisciplined operation costs lives.

We would like to see things happen a lot faster, and my concern about sanctions is really achieving the new normal in Iran.

I think it results in an ineffective outcome.

I think that development in North America will go a long way.

I agree that military personnel convicted of sexual offenses should be punished and then separated from the Service, out of the Service.

I want to thank the witnesses for taking time and spending some time with us today, and for everybody that's in the hearing who's expressed and shown their concern for this issue.

Mr. President, I rise today to describe the devastating spring breakup flooding affecting my home State of Alaska. As we just heard about Kansas, weather patterns are affecting long-term droughts in farmlands, while in Alaska it is warm…

I want to be sure that these resources that are available at the State levels, that the military either makes use of them or actually is following what is going on.

I just want to be sure that there is not negative professional consequences to the commanders who are doing the job to report these incidents and to prosecute them.

I believe that leads to innovation. And I also think it lowers the price point for expensive--some of these expensive devices.

I want to talk about another topic that I think you can't discuss, for example, Sage Grouse listing without talking about wildfires.