02/08/2011
https://congress.gov...
"I want to start by saying that I am disappointed in the overall MILCON reductions, as I am sure all of you are."
"The subsequent bill includes provisions that support Native Hawaiians even more than the Pre-K Act by including Native Hawaiians in the eligibility for Native set asides; requiring Native consultation..."
"Let us just tell perpetrators: 'don't rape.' Okay. So you get all the perpetrators in a room and tell them 'don't rape,' but you are still going to allow them to serve?"
"The figures are some 22,000-plus sexual assaults occur in the military in a given year, and only a very insignificant number of these crimes are ever reported to the chain of command."