"What we need more than anything are dedicated legal personnel at each base that can provide the legal advice and counsel for families."
"There should be accountability."
"The fact is, parents focused on finding appropriate care for their kids will be less focused on their jobs."
"I find the GAO report to be stinging in terms of its criticism of many of the services."
"We actually have to look in our own house as we address this issue, because we don't fund the IDEA program at the level we are supposed to."
"It is not good enough to come here and make happy talk about how you want to be helpful."
"As service members, I was willing to give up my life for my country, but families can't be afterthoughts in this process."
"I am telling you at the outset that we are going to be hawks on this."
"I don't think there is a true appreciation of what these families are going through."
"And I would say to you, Ms. Stevens, that we could solve a lot of our problems if we just take the Marine Corps model and implement it in every one of the services."
"So we are going to change the system, so it is responsive to the families, because words don't have any weight unless they are followed up with actions."