Andy Kim

Prematurely lifting these standards would risk compromising our national security.

I think about this brief that was put forward to the Supreme Court that was written by former military officials that said: ``The importance of maintaining a diverse, highly qualified officer corps has been beyond legitimate dispute for…

I think this is a really important issue about just, you know, where can we have precision? Where can we have the scalpel? Where can we use that?

One thing I would just kind of push back a little bit on this, I mean, look, we have struggled, you know, 20 years ago to address Sudan and the genocide in Darfur.

We need to address the lack of accessible mental healthcare across the force.

It's important not to lose sight of the importance quality of life has in reaching end-strength goals.

I share these concerns and would add that while--why I support taking steps, whatever necessary, to widen the pool of applicants we can draw from for our All-Volunteer Force.

I believe it may be time we consider reevaluating whether there are additional ways that we could help deliver important support to our service members and their families.

Ensuring access to quality healthcare, safe housing, affordable child care, and the right pay and benefits package is critical to sustaining the health of the Force.

This is something that we need to work together on to be able to address and ensure that our service members don't just get adequate care, but they get the best care that our country can provide.

We ask them to risk their lives, be able to protect our country. And the promise that we make back to them is that we will have their backs.

Yes, there are deep divisions in our politics in Congress. But if ever there was a place where we can come together, it would be in this committee charged with supporting those that protect us.

We can and should review how the pandemic affected the Department of Defense.

This is our job to provide oversight which is why I support the Williams amendment.

Their behavior is completely unacceptable. Our federal bureaucracy must be responsible for its actions.

I assert and argue that Planned Parenthood is neither a hotel nor a restaurant.

If we do not require these things to be done and said and provide the oversight, we are derelict in our duty.

The time to act is now, starting with this amendment.

I believe this one to be just at the top in terms of the most powerful ones that I have been a part of.

I very much agree with you that we are feeling like we are in this new paradigm-shift moment...

I think it is really important--and I would like to work with you--on how we define success to the American people.

I would like to work with you on that.

So I guess I wanted to ask you as we are coming out from this pandemic, SBA has been in touch and connected and helped so many more businesses than ever before...

I will say that we know from Treasury's analysis that 97 percent of small businesses would not be affected by any tax increases.

That seems terribly wrong. If the person was approved and then somewhere in the process there was a rule change, I think it is only reasonable that some exception be made