Kirsten Gillibrand

Cyberattacks against the Homeland are already a menacing threat to U.S. infrastructure, businesses, and defense.

I think China is making significant progress in its military modernization initiatives.

We should look at additional steps we can take to encourage and support the use of natural infrastructure to protect against flood risk.

Could the Federal Government at least do a review and prioritize them? These are Army Corps projects.

I hope that we can work together to address concerns that New York has about the continued maintenance of Army Corps-built infrastructure.

I am pleased that investing in our infrastructure is a bipartisan issue for our committee, and we all agree that investing in our infrastructure is critical for a growing economy, creating good paying jobs here at home and remaining…

I hope that this year's WRDA bill will also address the continued funding needs of the Great Lakes navigation system.

I think that is outrageous, and I know many people on this panel will feel the same way.

I brought a CODEL of a group of Senators to really assess growing terrorism threats throughout Africa.

I think the discrepancy is between unrestricted and restricted, and unrestricted are the ones where an investigation can move forward.

I think this is unacceptable and not in line with the concept of Total Force integration.

Will we have your assurance that the excellent airmen of the 914th will have all the tools they need to sustain their expertise, including a KC-135 flight simulator on the grounds of the air station?

I would want that to continue, because we know the importance of having a close connection between the Republic of Korea, Japan, and the United States in security.

I don't know which direction this could go. Frankly, I'm not optimistic about the direction that North Korea is going.

The approach that Mr. Kim Jong-un is taking toward his military leadership is a cause for concern.

I believe the first part of the strategy, which has led to deterrence and preservation of the armistice, is working.

Do you support a system of public access to courts-martial records, similar to PACER, to increase the transparency of the military justice system?

Acts of retaliation are inherently wrong and, on that basis alone, must be prevented.

We made it possible, I think, in the last NDAA to be able to file a case directly to the IG.

Some retaliation, half of the retaliation, is either from administrative or from professionals.

I have heard many stories from servicemembers about retaliation after coming forward to report a sexual assault.

Right now, SAPRO is only filled out--it is a confidential survey. It is only filled out by servicemembers.

I want to talk a little bit about military sexual assault and some of the work we still have to do to end that scourge.

I do not believe the public is getting an accurate picture of the scope of the sexual assault crisis in the military.

In March 2015, then-Secretary of the Army McHugh ruled that the Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery did not have authority for his 2002 decision to allow WASPs to be inurned at Arlington.