Political Quotes

“my purpose in being here today is to support the Military Justice Improvement Act and the very urgent need to include its worthwhile and comprehensive provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, either by way of amendment or whatever measure may be appropriate, and to support the very eloquent remarks made by the Senator from New York. She has been a steadfast and strong advocate of necessary changes in the Military Code of Justice and has acted as chairman of the Subcommittee on Personnel of the Senate Armed Services Committee to approach this issue--a very difficult issue--in strengthening the system of justice for our men and women in uniform with care and caution as well as vigor and bravery. I know how different the views may be in this body among our colleagues, and I have listened to people on both sides of this argument very carefully before reaching my own conclusion. One statistic that strikes me as perhaps paramount in importance is the gap between the number of victims, which is estimated to be close to 30,000, or perhaps more. We don't have a precise number, but the estimates from the military indicate that there are tens of thousands, and very likely more than 30,000. The number of reported cases is around 3,000, or perhaps 2,500, who have sought justice for sexual assault in the military. By the way, only about 300 go to trial every year. At least that was the number for last year.…”