Kirsten Gillibrand actually said...

"But there seems to be a need to professionalize the lawyers within the military so that they actually get some specialized training."

"I think one of the main issues that the Department has been looking at are ways to get at that problem."

"I think that the bill only says the decision-maker has to be 06 or above, which is not dissimilar to the current decision-making for non-lawyers who are commanders."

"So I would like you, for the record, to give me some recommendations for how we can professionalize all of the services' prosecution units."