Kirsten Gillibrand

The S. 892 Opioid Addiction Prevention Act introduced by Senators Gillibrand and McCain would be a positive step forward in preventing addiction before it begins.

Precisely zero reports of issues of cohesion, discipline, morale, and all sorts of things in the Army as a result of open transgender service.

I'm concerned, because the report that was included with the memo claimed that transgender persons serving in our military might hurt unit cohesion.

I'm worried that this uncertainty will get--will have a negative impact on these individuals, but also on their units.

The safe and efficient cleanup of sites that are contaminated with legacy nuclear material is critically important to the communities that surround them.

The effect of weapons of mass destruction in the hands of transregional terrorist organizations could be catastrophic.

If we do walk away from this agreement, I think it will undermine nuclear nonproliferation.

One of the primary responsibilities of the Department of Energy is to promote international nuclear safety and nonproliferation.

I am very concerned about what is happening in Africa.

Can I please have your commitment that you will help me get this information?

Were any changes made as a result of this incident?

Do you think that B-1's are appropriate airframes for close air support?

I am deeply troubled by an incident that happened in Afghanistan on June 9th, 2014, in which five American troops and an Afghan soldier were killed by our own aircraft.

The NATO Secretary General has said that alliance members agreed that a serious cyberattack threatening critical military and civilian infrastructure could trigger article 5 of the NATO Treaty.

I was very interested in your exchange earlier about a Russian cyberattack.

Have you discussed with Israel our commitment to maintaining their qualitative military edge?

Do you think this exercise can effectively counter some of the threats to Israel?

As we do that, do you think we should separate how we think about the cyber workforce from our approach toward conventional military functions?

What have you seen thus far in terms of recruitment and retention challenges?

As you prepare to leave this position, can you please assess the state of development of the cyber workforce and specifically the Cyber Mission Force, including the question of whether we have enough people in the Cyber Mission Force?

How do we ensure that a situation won't escalate over a misattribution and that we are not manipulated by actors whose goal is to make us to misattribute, possibly with dire consequences?

This weekend, the press reported that Russia hacked the Olympics in South Korea and tried to make it look like North Korea had done it.

Our whole-of-nation approach requires the use of the National Guard and the unique authorities under which its members operate.

Could the National Guard help address some of the existing gaps in our whole-of-nation approach?

I included in the defense authorization a provision that would allow for the integration of election-system cyber vulnerabilities in the annual 'Cyber Guard' exercise.