Kirsten Gillibrand actually said...

"This is the beginning of a much longer conversation, a conversation that we need to have not just as a committee in the Senate, but as a Nation."

"I am grateful that many members of the armed services who are currently in command sat here for your testimony."

"What you all are doing today allows us to focus on the mission to get the coward rapists out of the ranks, and we are going to do everything we can to make that happen."

"It is now Congress' duty to pass legislation, so servicemembers can receive justice that is fair, impartial, and finally addresses the military's epidemic of sexual assault."