The Strategy underscores the U.S. Government's commitment to preventing and responding to gender-based violence.

I do not see Iran or the Iranian Government as a legitimate government.

Will you consider how you could possibly recruit National Guard and Reserve cyber experts or a cyber corps which could leverage some of the training and hiring from the private sector?

In the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2013, I worked to ensure the second WMD civil support teams for both New York and Florida were authorized, and that funds have been appropriated.

I wholeheartedly support this overdue change in policy as women already have been fighting and dying on the frontline.

I am very concerned about the status and the well-being of the men and women who serve in our forces.

I have grave concerns over the broader regional security in the Middle East, particularly when we are seeing the continued influx of jihadi and Hezbollah fighters into Syria.

I believe the work currently under way between the Department and the Council of Governors to develop a mutually agreed upon consultative process will ensure that the concerns of States are taken into consideration in future National Guard…

Israel's security is very important, and I have been one of the strongest advocates for our alliance.

You want nothing else because if you drive cases forward because you feel like it or because you do not like the perpetrator or do not like the accused or really like the victim, you are using bias.

I hope that you will also focus your attention on that transition, that very important time between transitioning from Active Duty to veteran status.

Iran is not just a challenge to the United States in its nuclear aspirations but also through its surrogates, its proxies, its arm sales.

I do not see how you will meet your mission requirements with these kinds of cuts.

A nuclear Iran is an existential threat to the United States, as well as Israel.

The Department will seek to balance posture reductions in a way that aligns with our national strategic interests.

I think that is going to be a very difficult workforce to retain once we have recruited and trained it and it would be a priority of mine, if confirmed.

The additional BCT reductions must be made consistent with our global strategy and treaty obligations.

One sexual assault is one too many.

I have heard both cautious optimism and grave concern about the election of Rohani as the new President.

This service afforded you the unique opportunity to take concrete measures to address the growing problem of sexual assault in our military.

The only difference is the legal judgment, that weighing of evidence and facts, will now be done by a trained objective military prosecutor.

Criminal conduct of any kind is not consistent with good order and discipline.

What authorities will be needed to keep the U.S. military on the cutting edge of cyber?

this really does require a culture change and it has to start right away because time is running out on patience for this problem to be resolved.

I am concerned that we do not have the capability to recruit all of the best and brightest within the cyber world to do the work that we need for cyber defense.