Jackie Speier

And we can say pretty clearly that the Wagner Group is proxy for the Russian Government. And we need to call them out.

I implore my colleagues to regularly provide oversight on the implementation of the IRC's recommendations.

The Army has implemented the command assessment program, which has been successful at weeding out toxic and ineffective leaders.

How will you ensure that the Special Trial Counsels are highly experienced and effective, and that you have enough of them for the rising caseloads of covered offenses?

What specific actions are your services taking to build out military justice career tracks for judge advocates?

When you have men and women who are reluctant to even consider coming into the military because of sexual assault and sexual harassment, that is going to affect recruitment, it clearly impacts retention, and it will have an effect on…

Mr. Raven, how will the Navy improve victim services in the deployed environment on ships and submarines where full-time victim advocate positions may not be present?

Arkansas doesn't have abortion care anymore. Alabama doesn't have abortion care anymore.

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

As our military members defend our freedoms, we must defend theirs.

And I would also say, Under Secretary, while you are doing that education with women who are in boot camp, we really need it for the men as well, because, truly, we keep losing sight of the fact that there are two in this process.

the VA has the most restrictive policy of any Federal agency on abortion and abortion counseling.

Covered abortions is what is critical here. So, only for rape, incest, and life of the mother will they cover the cost.

But service members do not get to choose where they live. This leaves 230,000 servicewomen who could be ordered to a State that restricts bodily autonomy, jeopardizing our recruitment and retention efforts.

Chairwoman Speier, we know that there is still more work to be done, and as we continue to review our policies, I commit to working with you and this committee, just as we have always done.

And to have anyone snuff out that opportunity for just a lack of providing services to our service members is repelling to me.

we have 102 installations right now on that map, 102 installations in the United States that will--in which the States ban, totally ban access to abortion care.

The ability to access an abortion should not depend on how much money you have, where you live, or where you are stationed.

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.

it is truly a great privilege for us to have heard from you... one that is untenable and unacceptable, and one that we must fix.

The Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization overturned 50 years of precedent and took away the established constitutional right to an abortion.

I am horrified at the utter lack of medical privacy servicewomen face when pregnant.

Let me be clear, it is inhumane to force women to remain pregnant against their will.

the uncertainty that the draft decision brought about was really challenging for us to navigate and it was deeply troubling.

We are providing unequal access to women in the military when we have 109 installations in these red States that are banning all abortions.