I will also continue my efforts to make sure that the changes that have been legislated are implemented in an effective manner.

I think it is vital that each of your testimonies is part of this debate because you are the voice for so many who have served our country.

We do oppose them shifting the cost of TRICARE to the beneficiaries.

the increase in the number of reports suggests an increase in confidence in response systems.

I was very encouraged by what I heard, the affirmative efforts, that the Marine Corps is making.

I wish to start by thanking Senator Mikulski for championing the reauthorization of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program, which is a bipartisan bill that reflects the values of this country. It serves more than 1.5 million…

SOCOM will adhere to all Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) guidelines and deadlines and is on pace to meet the deadline of January 1, 2016.

Women will be assessed, selected, and trained for all approved, opened positions via the same methods as their male counterparts.

climate change is real and it is here. Rising sea levels, disappearing coastlines, longer droughts, colder winters, hotter summers, and massive so-called storms of the century are occurring routinely, such as Hurricanes Irene and Lee and…

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff January 9, 2013 memo states that if, 'the assignment of women to a specific position or occupational specialty is in conflict with our stated principles, we will request an exception to policy.'

I want the focus where it needs to be. This is not an opportunity to congratulate ourselves on the great reforms we have done. All of the reforms we have passed today are meaningful and useful, but this problem isn't even close to being…

I yield my time to the Senator from Nevada. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Nevada.

I defer my remaining 2 minutes until after the Senator from Missouri. Mrs. McCASKILL. I yield 3 minutes to the Senator from New Hampshire, Senator Ayotte. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Hampshire.

I ask to be notified when there is 2 minutes remaining. All of the arguments we have heard today are technical arguments, arguments about why we can't possibly do this. But the victims and the survivors of sexual assault have been walking…

I ask that I be notified when 7 minutes remains. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator will be notified. The Senator has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I yield 5 minutes to the Senator from Hawaii. (Mrs. GILLIBRAND assumed the Chair.)

I yield my time to the Senator from New Hampshire. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Hampshire.

I yield time to the Senator from California. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California.

I yield to the Senator from Montana, followed by the Senator from Kentucky. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Montana.

I yield 10 minutes to Senator Collins. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maine.

If BCA budget caps remain unchanged, the impacts to our training resources will substantially degrade our Nation's ability to conduct Airborne Joint Forcible Entry Operations and to sustain airborne forces once inserted.

Have you found combining the two to be an effective strategy, and are there challenges for you with the DOD directive?

I am very concerned about bad investigations harming victims' confidence in the system.

What is the Army doing to ensure that CID is using the best practice in investigating cases of sexual assault?

I am highly impressed by the Army Cyber Center headquartered at West Point, and the quality cyber education our cadets are receiving.