"You know, I am truly astonished by your presentation so I must say, you have just had the opportunity to listen to 5 transgender service members, 10, 15 years, many of them leaders, many of them deployed multiple times and can you honestly tell us that their service is any less valuable than those o..."
"Did the Department of Defense perform any systematic surveys or comparisons of the actual experiences of military units with or without transgender personnel?"
"I really believe that you want to do the right thing. I also worry that we have not found the formula that is going to reduce the numbers."
"So vast minority. It is 98 percent of those that are coming forward are telling the truth?"
"I would say, Mrs. Davis, that one of the things we should look at, though, with the Special Victims' Counsel, is how they are being utilized..."
"I asked him, have you ever talked to a survivor when it wasn't an adversarial process? And he said, I don't have time for that."
"Only 12 percent of assaulted individuals formally reported."
"Welcome, everyone. We are somewhat late in starting this hearing because all the women of the House and Senate take a picture every year to draw attention to women's heart health, and that is why we a..."
"This isn't a blip, a #MeToo bump, or some accident. It is a clear illustration of a destructive trend and a systemic problem."
"So that would suggest to us that there is not the confidence in the academy leadership that their safety will be ensured if only half or less than half have confidence in it."
"Why did the Academies push back against the active force measurement? Why is the unwanted sexual contact measure preferable?"