What do you see as the 10th Mountain Division's contributions in the past 15 years of warfare and what do you see as its future?

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

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.

If confirmed, I am committed to monitoring the issue of retaliation and will remain open to any new ideas that will help us reduce these numbers.

I have long been an advocate for using the National Guard as a tool to protect our country from cyber attacks.

Delaying transfers may also reduce necessary inductions into the AH-64E remanufacture line at Mesa, AZ, impacting a workforce of 4,100 employees in 22 states.

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

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.

The Army remains the Nation's principal ground force.

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

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

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

last year, I found out there was no funding for the Army Guard CPTs and put in the NDAA language requiring this Committee to be informed when funding was found.

My amendment would have ramped up the authorization by $25 million over the next four fiscal years, to $400 million in 2020, to help us meet the critical needs of the Great Lakes.

I hope that, when this bill does move forward to the floor, we can work with other Great Lakes Senators in a bipartisan way to come to an agreement on the authorization level that adequately meets the needs of the Great Lakes.

I appreciate your willingness and the willingness of your staff to address many of our concerns with the substitute amendment; however, it is unfortunate that we have not been able to come to an agreement on the authorization level for…

What can we do to encourage them to actually participate on the ground?

January 2016 is the deadline for the implementation of combat integration in the military.

I want to speak for a moment about a great man and a wonderful friend of mine. His name is Ray Pfeifer, and he is an incredible leader and an inspiration to many, myself included. Ray was a New York City firefighter for 27 years and 220…

across the country, many State and local governments, including counties in New York, have moved to ban products that contain plastic microbeads. Because of their leadership and because of the advocacy from scientists and others who have…

I want to express my strong disappointment that we are unable to do this legislation now. There is a grave sense of urgency for the people living in Puerto Rico, so I share the goals of my colleagues to get this done sooner than later…

on December 3, 2015, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced that all combat roles would be open to women, and that he would not grant any exceptions to the Services.

We have also seen emerging threats in new areas, such as cyberwarfare.

I think this notion of encouraging people who are mid-career in the civil sector to think about a period of military service would be an important step for the future.

Do you think that's relevant for your ability to retain women?