Ms. Barna, if you intend to ask questions of servicemembers and spouses regarding domestic violence, why wouldn't you also ask questions in these two surveys about child abuse prevalence?

But, there are other entities that collect this data that could report on this.

Can you please explain which spouse survey you are referring to?

I understand that our youngest children are at the greatest risk of fatality from abuse and neglect.

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 contained a provision known as 'Talia's Law' requiring any person within the chain of command to immediately report suspected child abuse or neglect.

I am really grateful to you for holding this hearing, and I want to join you in welcoming our witnesses.

I rise to speak about the mass murder in Florida this month, and I rise to ask a simple question that millions of Americans in every part of this country are asking at their kitchen tables right now: Is Congress finally going to do…

I was very troubled when the Department of Transportation announced it was withdrawing a proposed rule on screening rail engineers and truck drivers for obstructive sleep apnea.

Right, but if you are only putting in loans and not putting in any funding through grants, it means that we are paying for the whole project.

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.

Mandating the coverage of abuse deterrent opioids is a flawed approach and the FDA acknowledges that these products are not abuse proof.

The White House has not taken your advice about leaving it to the courts.

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

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?

Secretary Mattis, is it correct that DOD Instruction 6130.03 states that applicants, transgender or not, with a history of anxiety or depression are qualified if they can demonstrate the requisite period of stability?

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?

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

All airmen are to be treated with dignity and respect.

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.

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

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

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 would recommend you make the effort to do that.

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