This could become an issue of recruitment, and as we look at how we attract the best and the brightest people to our military, obviously this is an issue when it comes to both women and men that is going to greatly affect our ability to do…

A system where less than 1 out of 10 reported perpetrators are taken to trial for their alleged crimes is not a system that is working.

This evening cloture was filed on the motion to proceed to the continuing appropriations bill. If no agreement is reached, the cloture vote will be Thursday morning. ____________________

General Mattis, does a requirement for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) fire control and precision track information to the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) persist in the CENTCOM AOR?

I believe we should be supporting more CTR and nonproliferation programs in this region.

General Mattis, what is your assessment of the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor (JLENS) system?

Finally, gentlemen, I do want to raise my concerns... about sexual assault in the military.

If the law governing the benefit defines the term 'dependent' to be a spouse, then the Defense of Marriage Act prohibits us from extending the benefit to a same-sex domestic partner.

Will you commit to pressing the Navy to fully fund the investments needed to implement this important modernization plan?

Admiral McRaven, you have mentioned previously that Navy consideration of an investment in the next generation Dry Deck Shelters (DDS) should be seriously considered in fiscal year 2013 to ensure seamless transition of this important…

There's been discussion about the red line that has been drawn should Syria attempt to use those chemical weapons either on their own people or on others in the region.

The NATO Alliance continues to wield unprecedented influence in our world, and remains a critical element of U.S. and European security.