"I would have to agree with my other colleagues. In addition to the command definitely being held responsible, the failure of their role in stepping forward and recognizing the reported abuse, the evidence of abuse..."
"Until we have that higher level command and we hold a commander accountable for their career for failing to manage their forces, we are never going to get there."
"Such extraordinary courage and such painful memories that you had to live through once again, but in so doing you have provided us with a great deal of understanding of how ubiquitous this issue is."
"This is a black eye on our U.S. military."
"I want to welcome everyone to this hearing of the Military Personnel Subcommittee on domestic violence in the military."
"The DOD has not responded urgently."
"Two out of the three victims today didn't even know you existed."
"We are here today because domestic violence has become a forgotten crisis in our military."
"I believe the military takes this problem seriously, but it is clear that leadership needs to address this threat with renewed urgency."
"They should not have discretion when it comes to abusing your spouse or your children."
"What has played out here is really abuse of command discretion."