Jackie Speier

Thank you both. Admiral, does the Department survey PME graduates about their experience with the program and whether it prepares them for future jobs?

I actually think Congress has really not done a great job of the oversight it needs to do on PME

I commend the ranking member for making this a priority.

How about the supervisors' views of whether PMEs sufficiently prepare their direct reports?

GAO has found that the surface fleet is undermanned by about 15%, and we understand that about 5,000 sea billets in the forward-deployed fleet are unfilled.

We're asking the American people to pay for F-35s, only 55 percent of which are considered mission capable.

the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) does not have the teeth--or the will--to enforce pipeline safety in this country.

last year you made a commitment that you would deal with the issue of sexual assault. You actually delivered on that commitment.

the lack of oversight and accountability is shocking. It is time to shine a light on these toxic units

I am troubled by the 41 percent increase in deaths by suicide by our service members in the past 5 years.

sexual harassment needs to be taken out of the chain of command as well, because sexual harassment begets sexual assault.

On the very last day of Women's History Month, I want to draw attention to the fact that there is an insidious form of gender discrimination that goes on in this country from cradle to grave. It is called the pink tax. It costs more to be…

the law, as written today, can't bring justice to Danyelle or me or my wife, but you can make changes

Whatever the GAO report finalizes, you are going to embrace it and you are going to make the changes necessary to comply with it?

The taxpayers spent more than $50 billion each year on the Military Health System, which provides healthcare services to 9.6 million beneficiaries.

I think we are all interested in the same thing.

the intention was to recognize that, when you are not in a war zone, when you are at a military medical facility, whether it is in the CONUS or if it is in Europe or if you are on a ship, you should be receiving quality care.

That 16 percent of the credentials of the healthcare professionals are never verified, never confirmed?

If there is malpractice associated with that care and you are not in a war zone, then you should be eligible for compensation under the Stayskal Act.

If we say internally in our evaluation of the standard of care is met, then those are the ones that are sent to an external peer review.

We have got to get this right. Those two results are untenable. I think you appreciate that. I hope that you will redouble your efforts.

Reliable is not quality. Reliable is not comprehensive.

How do you ensure their independence from command influence or personal loyalties within their unit?

I think the expectation is that we are not credentialing--we are not allowing anyone to provide health care to our service members unless we have verified their credentials.

We are deeply troubled by the events. We are saddened by the loss of Danyelle's life. It was an unnecessary loss of life.