On the recordJune 12, 2013
We include mandatory minimums that say if you commit a sexual assault, you are out of the military, you will be dishonorably discharged, and if you are a trainer and you enter into a trainer-trainee relationship that is inappropriate, you are out. No longer will a victim be forced to salute their predator or their accused. These provisions are incredibly important. They're ones we worked with on a bipartisan basis. I want to thank my cochair of the Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus, Niki Tsongas. I also want to thank Ranking Member Smith and the chairman, Buck McKeon, and also the chairs of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Susan Davis and Joe Wilson. This is a matter on which we've worked together very thoughtfully. At the same time, we know that Chairman Dempsey, Secretary Hagel, and former Secretary Panetta have made this a significant issue to address in the military. What we're trying to do on a legislative basis is to give them the tools to, once again, make perpetrators fear the system and hold them accountable. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I'm happy to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York, the ranking member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Mrs. Maloney.
