Chellie Pingree actually said...

"We hear with deep concern the number of people who serve this country and then find themselves victim of military sexual trauma."

"I think we have further to go before the implementation of what we are hoping will happen, happens."

"I do appreciate the tremendous change in attitude and awareness that has gone on, both at the DoD and VA."

"I hear from a veteran who was sexually assaulted while serving in the military. And when they go to the VA with that claim, they are denied because they could not produce a court filing."