"I agree, it is a tragic and really important topic."
"I am pleased to see the administration using the full authority of the Toxic Exposures Fund in its budget request."
"The President requested $305 million for Army family housing construction, and that's nearly $136 million increase."
"I am appalled by it as much as you are, and I am going to continue to try to find ways to solve this problem."
"if we are wondering why they have a recruitment and retention problem, this would be one of the most glaring examples of that reason."
"And let's be clear, this is not just unwanted touching. I mean, there are too many cases that are much more serious than that."
"We need a holistic look at military pay and compensation."
"The issue of sexual assault in the military remains dire, and the problem only seems to be getting worse."
"It is despicable for servicemembers and their families to be subject to deplorable housing conditions."
"I think we all know this would have extremely detrimental effects on government programs that affect all Americans."
"We talk about prevalence of sexual assaults in the military, harassment, unwanted contact every year, and it doesn't seem like any substantive change has been made."