Jackie Speier: “So the question becomes, if it is basically stagnant, is that actually savings, because we are not seeing a cost of…”

I'm more anxious, and I think for all Members, there is going to be more trepidation associated with them being out with their constituents.

Do you think that this is going to discourage women from serving in the military?

I thank my great caucus cochair and good friend, Congresswoman Lois Frankel, for this bill. I thank the chairman for bringing this bill to the floor. I also thank the Speaker for her extraordinary work in this area. I sit here and think to…

This NDAA moves us forward in reforming the military justice system. We took sexual assault out of the chain of command last year in the NDAA. This year, we take sexual harassment out of the chain, and we require trained investigators who…