Political Quotes

“I join in the objection with Senator Inhofe. I appreciate what Senators Inhofe and Levin have done over the last couple of years, working in a bipartisan fashion, to make sure we deal with a problem in the military that is a problem in society, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and to set a zero-tolerance policy, but at the same time keep the military in a position to defend this country. What can we say about our military? We heard Senator Gillibrand's view. My view is that this is the finest military in the world--great people. But within that construct, you have people doing things that are criminal, wrong. But is it any different in the military than it is anywhere else? My argument is this is a societal problem, and in the military it is a problem that is being addressed in, I think, a very aggressive fashion. Contrary to what the Senator from New York offers the Senate, I like where we are headed. In March, we rejected her approach. Her approach was to fire every commander and replace the commander with a bunch of military lawyers to make decisions not just about sexual assault but about aspects of military life far beyond that. I know the Presiding Officer has been a military commander, and barracks theft is a very big deal in the military.…”