Steven Horsford actually said...

"There is a correlation, I believe, between the lack of diversity in senior leadership and command positions and the disproportionately high rate of court martial of Black and brown service members."

"While I fully support efforts to move sexual assault prosecutions outside of the chain of command; there is a clear and urgent need to improve accountability amongst senior leaders for their effective..."

"greatly increases risk to deployed and redeploying forces."

"I look forward to partnering with HUD on and really appreciate your leadership."