Claire McCaskill actually said...

"Many states have separate criminal offenses for domestic violence. The Uniform Code of Military Justice does not have a separate offense regarding intimate partner violence is that correct?"

"Do you believe that creating a separate domestic violence offense within the UCMJ may resolve some of the issues with identifying and tracking domestic violence cases in the military?"

"I think this is such an important topic for us to tackle because if you really understand domestic violence, you realize that the unique characteristics of military service and their impact on the fam..."

"If there is not a support system in the community, then more domestic violence incidents will end up as homicide incidents."