To incentivize folks to invest, yes. That is helpful.

It provides loan and grant financing to attract grocery stores and other fresh food retailers to underserved areas, urban, suburban, rural.

I would like your commitment that you will work with me on this to come up with some solutions for how best to protect our servicemembers or their families.

You do not want Federal employees' kids to have better access to care than military families' kids. That is just not right.

I am very worried about tradeoffs we are making in terms of military families, particularly those who are the lowest paid.

the stress on mental health access is very high. Access to mental health services to treat PTSD and traumatic brain injury is still quite intense.

I think it is so unfair that just because you will sacrifice everything for our Nation and serve for our Nation that your kid, your child, who needs these important therapies to learn, to grow, and to develop are denied it because we do…

I am proud to join this fight for paycheck fairness, an effort led by the dean of the women in the Senate, the first Democratic woman ever elected to the Senate in her own right, and the longest serving woman in Congress today--Senator…

Have you considered ways to leverage the talent pool of servicemembers who are retiring or leaving the military?

Do you believe that military doctors overuse medication in the treatment of PTSD, other mental health conditions, and for pain management?

if your control group is how an all-male force performs it as opposed to the actual mission of things you want accomplished, it may align differently is what I am telling you.

The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive veterans of early wars were treated and appreciated by our Nation.

Is DOD looking at ways to identify predators before they enter the military?

I remain concerned about sexual assault in the military.

the Army implemented a new policy to ensure that any final decision to retain a member convicted of sexual offense is fully informed and determined at the Secretary level.

I have long agreed with this assessment, and introduced the Cyber Warrior Act which would establish National Guard cyber teams in each State to leverage this talent pool.

What do you believe DOD needs in order to remain on the cutting edge of cyber defense?

I have heard from families that these barriers were so restrictive that many families decided it was not worth it to participate in the program.

What workforce elements does this strategy encompass?

to continue their efforts to make substantial improvements with respect to SAPR, including to the military justice system

I believe in the value of a deliberative and scientific approach in evaluating occupational standards for all military jobs.

I wanted to know what you mean by that because the other two squads with women are being measured against the control group.

What are your visions for the roles of both the Guard and Reserve in U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) and within the distinct Service cyber elements?

I think we should also try to engage the Governors Association because, obviously, the Governors are supposed to have a responsibility towards National Guard and Reserve.

What is DOD doing to ensure that the MCIOs use best practices in investigating cases of sexual assault?