Niki Tsongas: “In addressing the issue of military sexual assault it is necessary to address some fundamental areas, namely: Command…”

I am gravely concerned not only about our efforts to correct this ongoing problem, but also about the impact it may be having on the recruitment, retention, and confidence level of the pilots we ask to fly this aircraft.

The question for Congress is, in my view, how do we keep it that way and make it even better?

I think it is important to remember that we are having this hearing today because it has been 47 days since the landfall of Hurricane Maria, and yet our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico are still enduring a humanitarian crisis.

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