Jackie Speier actually said...

"Do you believe recent expansions of the concept of apparent unlawful command influence hampers commanders and compromises their ability to set the necessary cultures within their units? How would your..."

"So for all those Governors that are wringing their hands about losing authority, once this OMB document is released everyone will have access to it."

"I just want to echo the words you started out with. There is a piecemeal patchwork of authorities today and duty status reform is long overdue."

"I worry that the confusion generated by having so many duty statuses is having an effect on retention in the Reserve Components."