Jackie Speier

I think it is really important to be accurate and fair and not let the stats twist the truth.

We divided up our whole task into three categories. Prevention--how do we make certain that we lessen sexual assault and sexual harassment.

It has been my honor to work with Congresswoman Susan Davis on this issue.

I really think that being accurate is really important on this issue.

I fear that when we make it a gender issue that we actually lessen the overall impact of sexual assault on men in the military.

So if you look at the data, it hasn't gotten better. You, I fear, plucked this high-water mark to make the case that somehow we are doing better when, in fact, we aren't doing any better.

I am deeply troubled, however, by the statement you made in your prepared remarks in which you said estimated prevalence rates of sexual assault in the Department of Defense have decreased by over one-third in the past 14 years.

By declaring #IAmVanessaGuillen, thousands of service members and veterans have taken to the streets and social media, demanding safety and respect.

When the story of Vanessa Guillen broke, my heart sank because, in my community 13 years ago, the story was very similar.

So as we said last night, to get a real fulsome evaluation would require separating out the women so they could talk with a sense of ability to talk freely without having it create retaliatory actions.

Well, you also said that 18 of the 52 women surveyed--more than a third--reported being sexually harassed.

Everyone has to understand the message that sexual assault, sexual harassment aren't tolerated.

Every time I see people with gloves on, I worry that they don't appreciate that they are actually making things worse for themselves.

It should be. It has to be considered, correct?

It shouldn't have to happen.

I have companies in my district that took advantage of PPP, that is the Payroll Protection Plan.

We already know that there are nine flaws on the F-35 that are identified as critical, as priority ones, that, to my knowledge, have still not been addressed.

I would like to say to Mr. Ulmer you are not a good actor in this.

It has been estimated that it is $183 million. The U.S. Government, the taxpayers of this country, are paying 75 percent of your budget and your profits.

Let me just end with a few comments. 540I was put into the NDAA not by you, not at your request, but at Congress' request.

Do any of you think that someone should be court-martialed for being 6 minutes late to a formation meeting?

Protect our Defenders, when they came out with the report, found that the Air Force was 71 percent more likely to have Black airmen face court-martial than Whites; Army was 61 percent; Navy was 40 percent; the Marine Corps was 32 percent.

Except you didn't do anything about it. That is the problem.

But that is always used when people don't want to comply with FOIA.

Conviction rate at special and general courts-martial remain about the same for Black and White service members, yet significantly more of Black service members are brought to court-martial.