these projects need to be completed.

Will you commit to working with my office and New York State to ensure that the Army Corps will not propose disposal sites that in any way would negatively impact the environmental quality of the Sound?

When a partner nation commits its own resources towards paying for U.S. security assistance, does that influence its efficacy and outcome?

Since 2001, the United States has spent more than $100 billion on programs to build partner capacity in weak states like Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan, all producing limited degrees of success.

Because we do not have any control where the money goes, and we have zero oversight and zero accountability.

I'm pleased to see that the Marine Corps established gender neutral standards for combat MOSs.

I would like to work with you on a child care center proposal to actually write language for this year's NDAA because I think it is fundamentally one of the biggest problems about why some of the men and women we have trained for 10 years…

Why is the retaliation rate unchanged? It is still at 62 percent.

The framework of our research was--and continues to be--viewed through three interrelated lenses: first and foremost, the combat effectiveness of our marine units; second, the health and welfare of our individual marines; and finally, with…

I remain concerned about the cumulative impact these proposals have on the most vulnerable servicemembers.

Too often, they do not have that flexibility to create a little more certainty in their lives.

I am also committed to making our military justice system the best in the world.

I want to talk a little bit about implementation for sexual assault, specifically the Navy.

I think that partnerships, especially in more populated corridors where our guardsmen and women can go in and work in the private sector...

That kind of flexibility adds to the military family's loyalty to the military.

I also support family leave for servicemembers to care for children or sick family members.

Now that the decision is made to open all military positions, including those in combat, to service by any individual, man or woman, who can meet the occupational standard, what is the way ahead for each of your services in implementing…

What steps are you taking to prevent injuries?

How are you working with SOCOM to recruit and train women to compete for special operations positions?

I applaud the Department's progress in opening all service positions, including combat positions, to women.

The uncertainty of military lifestyle is the number one concern that servicemembers stated in our last survey.

Have you started to recruit women for combat arms positions, and if so, when do you expect the first assignments to be made?

Do you know of any cases of retaliation being prosecuted in your service? Just yes or no.

I think every one of the services should work on this as a way to get better results in the cases that do go forward.

Are you developing predictive tests at the recruit stage to provide better outcomes for those servicemembers?