"One in four service women and 1 in 16 service men experience sexual harassment."
"I believe the commission's rationale for removing sexual assault prosecution decisions from the chain of command also applies to other felony-level offenses that are non-military-specific."
"I appreciate your assurances that my efforts to remove all felony crimes from the chain of command are complementary to the IRC's recommendations."
"Both victims and the accused deserve better. I agree that the time has come to move the prosecution of rape and sexual assault and related crimes to dedicated uniformed special prosecutors outside the..."
"I strongly believe that commanders must retain full authority over all other offenses."
"The IRC recommended that sexual harassment be investigated by trained investigators outside the chain of command."
"I appreciate you being here today."
"Would you make the committee aware of what installations are in that particular group?"
"Deputy Secretary, you are aware, of course, that many other countries have included nonmilitary felonies and it has not impacted good order and discipline or unit cohesion, including the U.K., Canada,..."
"When Vanessa Guillen's murder took place at Fort Hood, the inspector general went down within a short period of time, came back, and reported that everything was just fine."
"To underscore that point, a recent RAND study, as I am sure you are aware, Dr. Hicks, indicates that 40 percent of the victims of sexual assault are LGBTQ members."
"I thought that was a way of establishing accountability and hopefully to discourage that kind of behavior."