"We divided up our whole task into three categories. Prevention--how do we make certain that we lessen sexual assault and sexual harassment."
"I think it is really important to be accurate and fair and not let the stats twist the truth."
"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."
"It has been my honor to work with Congresswoman Susan Davis on this issue."
"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..."
"By declaring #IAmVanessaGuillen, thousands of service members and veterans have taken to the streets and social media, demanding safety and respect."
"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."