Jackie Speier: “The other issue that is plaguing me, as well, is child abuse.”

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

I think there is no question that there is a 14th Amendment violation to women serving at these 109 installations where they cannot access the abortion care nearby.

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…

This is a very important hearing because, in fact, we are doing a benchmark review of the work of the DOD.