Political Quotes

“I support the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014, the 52nd consecutive National Defense Authorization Act. I have had the privilege of serving as the chairman of the Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee of our Armed Services Committee. Under the full leadership of Chairman McKeon and Ranking Member Smith, the support of Loretta Sanchez, our subcommittee's ranking member, and a superb staff, ours is truly a bipartisan effort. This year's bill reflects Congress' substantial bipartisan and bicameral efforts to construct meaningful reforms aimed at combating the pervasive issue of sexual assault within our military. I want to thank Chairman McKeon and Ranking Member Smith for their dedication so that this body's solution on these issues has been absolutely bipartisan. These legislative initiatives are unprecedented and the most powerful steps made to date toward the eradication of sexual assault in the military. Specifically, the bill includes all provisions of the BE SAFE Act and Coast Guard Strong, which were introduced in both the House and Senate by Congresswoman Tsongas and myself and Senators McCaskill and Collins, respectively. It includes bipartisan measures introduced by Representatives Heck, Walorski, Noem, Castro, Davis, Sanchez, and Duckworth.…”