Kirsten Gillibrand

I guarantee you, you throw some marines out of the Marine Corps, you say you are no longer welcome here and you are dishonorably discharged for this behavior, you do that in a high profile way.

I mean, some people use their full name and their unit, and because they participate, the frustration is what is a crime and what is not as opposed to boorish, stupid behavior.

The military, the Marines, have been aware of online victimization, online exploitation of other marines since 2013

I am very concerned about the judgment of the commanders when they make these judgments that they are not taking these crimes seriously enough.

And were any of the people--were any of the 65 subjects commanders?

So out of the 65 subjects, none have been court martialed?

Thank you for your extraordinary service.

The less we invest in diplomacy, the more we invest in bullets.

The Greatest Generation came home from World War II and said, like it or not, we are part of the world.

The President embarked on his first foreign trip with a clear-eyed outlook that the world is not a 'global community' but an arena where nations, nongovernmental actors, and businesses engage and compete for advantage.

Do you think we should consider a 9/11-style commission to just do a deep dive on where are our cyber vulnerabilities?

Do you think there is a role for the National Guard, with its unique authorities, in assisting and securing election systems?

I am deeply concerned about the success of Russian information warfare efforts in influencing the course of the 2016 elections.

The Arctic is becoming more and more important to our national security policy.

I was so pleased that the 914th at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station was chosen to convert to a KC-135 mission.

If you need any additional authorities or have any concerns about retention, keeping the best people at Cyber Command, please advise this committee.

I have been talking a lot about the role of our military and particularly the role of our National Guard and how we increase our cyber capabilities by using the National Guard specifically since you are going to have experts within the…

Will you commit with my office to work with the relevant local authorities to address any adverse consequences resulting from the negotiations that were ongoing at Gabreski?

Can I have your commitment that you will work with my staff to make sure that if you do need additional authorities, we put that in the NDAA [National Defense Authorization Act] so that you have the authorities you need?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

How can the United States leverage our cyber and other capabilities to prevent Russian interference in not only our elections but those of allies and partners?

I think a lot of that cyber expertise is being developed by the Department of Defense.

I was concerned by your earlier responses that your strategy is deterrence because I do not see how deterrence is going to work with regard to Russia.

Do you believe that there is a coherent plan in place to allow the Federal Government, in coordination with state and local governments, to respond to major cyber attacks on the country and to escalate the response as appropriate?

USAFRICOM has requested additional authority that will add flexibility and timeliness to the targeting and decision making process.