Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. This is a very important provision of the House bill dealing with better combating sexual assault within the military. Now, this is a significant problem that has been documented by many studies and many media reports. I want to particularly congratulate members of my committee, Ms. Loretta Sanchez, Ms. Tsongas, Ms. Speier, and Mrs. Susan Davis, who have taken a leadership role in this to try to implement policies to control sexual assault within the military. The provisions that we've put together in the House help move us forward towards addressing that issue, make sure that it takes on the importance that it deserves, and empower the military to make the decisions they need to better protect against sexual assault within the military. I particularly applaud Ms. Tsongas. This is her motion to stick to the House provisions in this area. I urge the conference committee to do that going forward. With that, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McKEON. I reserve the balance of my time.”