Elizabeth Esty: “We need to see the progress through that list, the ticker list. This is the priority project, and this is how far the…”

Let me be clear. When the report on military sexual trauma came to my attention in August, I was disappointed and disturbed.

I am strongly urging this big new class of freshmen Members of Congress, whether they serve on this Committee or not, to honor that commitment to our Nation's veterans.

I believe it is a model that for large-scale policymaking that other Committees--this Committee and other Committees--should look to duplicate.

I want to thank the under secretary and his team for staying.