i would like to speak in support of the mccaskill mccaskill-ayotte-fisher-levin, et al amendment. could you let me know when 15 minutesminutes has expired. mr. president, before we get started, i really want to thank senator levin reed, mccaskill, ayotte, fisher, and others who have been trying to carry the burden here to make sure that we reform the military justice system and the way the military operates vis-a-vis sexual assaults and misconduct, but at the same time make sure that we still have a military that can continue to be the most effective fighting force on the planet at a time when we absolutely need it. if you believe as i do, our military is the best in the world, you have to ask yourself, why? is it because of the equipment? we have great equipment. i would argue that the reason our military has become the most effective fighting force in the world is the way we're structured. if you're looking for a democracy, don't look to the military. the military is an hierarchical organization that's focused on meeting the challenges of the nation being able to project force a

mccaskill: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that any time spent on quorum call during this debate on the sexual assault issue be equally divided between senator gillibrand on one side and senator ayotte and senator mccaskill on the other side. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. mccaskill: and i would yield five minutes of senator ayotte's time to the senator from missouri, senator blunt. the presiding officer: the senator from missouri. mr. blunt: i thank senator mccaskill for yielding. i want to thank senator mc l0)caskill and senator gillibrand for the effort, time, commitment two things senator step in the right direction is a result of our committee debate o'our committee action. i think i heard the senator from new york say she was supporting the mccaskill amendment which adds even additional things to that. i also am supporting that amendment. it does a number of things that i think make the bill even stronger. it says the commanders will be evaluated based on this as one of

that's the problem with senator mccaskill's proposal. the commanders are not super menuhuman, they're not unbiased. whether it's towards th one or e other, if it protects the redder predators it silences the prey. until we take it out of the chain of command and take it out of the commander's jurisdiction we'll continue to have this problem. >> we hear a lot in debates about good order and discipline. are there some commanders for whom silence and everybody just moving ahead is a better description of good order than somebody actually being punished and tried? >> that's an absolutely a great point. also to comment on something that you said earlier, this impression of this mystical warrior military is something--it's an obstruction to justice right now in the military. i think some of our members of congress are blinded by the brass, and they're actually doing our commanders a disservice. i think that that's absolutely going on. they would rather crush the problem, which they see as the accusation, and move along. that just encouraged pr

there's another layer of review in the mccaskill amendment. of the commander disagrees with something that's happened in this process they have to kick that review up another level. the so-called good soldier defense no longer a difference. this is about this incident, this assault, this accusation, and dealt with solely in that way because of this additional amendment that i think many of us will support that will be added to what's already a strong underlying bill. also this amendment would allow victims to express a preference, whether they have pursued -- this pursued in a civilian trial or in a military trial, a court martial. those are all good editions. i think that's why both, i don't know why senator mccaskill proposing but why we would be supporting that amendment. i believe that the amendment improves with the committee did, but i think the committee had a full debate and a long debate and a vigorous debate on how important it is the commanders the baltic senator mccaskill, my colleague from missouri, has been a leader on this all h

there is another way of reviewing the mccaskill amendment. if the commander disagrees with something that is happened in this process, they have to pick that review up another level. the so-called good soldier defense no longer a defense. this is about this incident, this assault, this accusation and dealt with solely in that way because the this additional amendment that i think many of us will support it will be added to what is already a strong underlying bill. this amendment would allow victims to express a preference whether they have pursued in a civilian trial or a military trial a court-martial. those are all good editions and i think that is why senator mccaskill for president way they senator from new york and i would be supporting the amendment. i believe that the amendment improves with the committee did but i think the committee had a full debate and is long and vigorous debate on how fortunate is the commanders be involved. senator mccaskill my colleague from missouri has been a leader on this all of her time in the senate. she

in particular, senators gillibrand and mccaskill have led the fight to make these improvements. their efforts will make a real difference in the lives of countless americans by preventing sexual assault in the military and greatly improving our support to victims. however, i believe that more musmust be done to help victimsf sexual assault, and that is why i'm a proud cosponsor of senator gillibrand's amendment which would improve on these important reforms by removing the prosecution of major crimes from the military chain of command. instead, military prosecutors would determine whether to move a case forward which would eliminate inherent bias and conflicts of interest which currently deter victims from reporting sexual assault crimes in the first place. i'm also filing an amendment to ensure that we're including rotc programs in our conversations about military sexual assault. just like we must ensure that our new officers from service academies meet our highest standards, we must do the same of those commissioned in rotc programs across america. i think the important improv

and i've talked to senator mccaskill's office. i don't know of anybody that wants things to stay as they are. senator mccaskill has been a wonderful supporter of military women and avidly wants to stop sexual assault in the military. it does distress me when this is portrayed as a cat fight. i like her bill also. we need everything we can throw at this, and i think everybody is trying their darndest. but most people making these decisions have not been military convening authorities and i have. and i'll tell you, i come down on take the felonies away from me, i don't have the training side. >> i also want to ask you both about this report in politico today, and i don't know if you saw it, but there was an internal army e-mail that they had advising army spokes people to use less attractive soldiers for marketing purposes, i'm talking about women. and here's a quote from that memo. in general, ugly women are perceived as competent while pretty women are perceived as having used their looks to get ahead. and then they showed this pi

the pentagon has pushed back mass pushed back and are supporting effort by claire mccaski mccaskill. one thing that senator claire mccaskill is proposing - making sure the commanders can no longer throw out court-martial convictions. if someone is convicted of raping a fellow officers, the commander can throw out the conviction. look for that to change. we'll watch to see how the authorisation bill moves. treading water, not coming to many agreements. >> al jazeera's libby casey reporting from washington. the republican congressman that pleaded guilty to drug charges. henry trey raydull brought cocaine from an undercover officer. he was sentenced to one year's probation. he'll donate his salary to charity whilst undergoing counselling. >> the philippines government looks for ways to help the 4 million people left homeless by typhoon haiyan. how volunteers are reaching out to the youngest survivors. the troubled health care website eroding support for barack obama and his party. how tea party candidates are looking to use that to their advantage. >>> funerals were held wednesday in le

one thing that senator claire mccaskill is proposing, making sure that commanders can not throw out court martial convictions. if someone is convicted of raping a fellow officer, the commander can throw out the conviction. look at how that changes and how the defense authorisation bill moves through the senate. the senate treading water, not coming to agreement. >> that's libby casey reporting. let's bring in brian louis, a former navy petty officer and one of a few male sexual assault victims that have come forward. kirsten gillibrand, did you support her amendment or the one defeated, to take this out of the chain of command - why? >> it's simple. you heard several proponents saying they want commanders to be involved in it. i say they've been way too involved, to the point they have become part of the problem. and they are the ones that have been retaliating and in some cases perpetrating the crimes. so we need to take that problem and fix it. which means taking it outside the chain of command. >> if the number is correct - 30,000 unwanted sexual assaults - how is it possible to solve

as a result, i've supported and introduced legislation with senators gillibrand and mccaskill aimed at reducing the barriers to justice that many survivors of sexual assault currently face in the military. and i want to commend both senator gillibrand and senator mccaskill for their extraordinary leadership and dedication to resolving this unacceptable problem. let me also thank chairman levin and ranking member inhofe for incorporating significant provisions from both bills into the ndaa. in fact, there are more than 26 provisions specifically targeting sexual assault in the military in the bill that we are debating today. for example, and there are many, but i want to highlight one because it was part of a bill that senator mccaskill and i introduced, the legislation mandates a dishonorable discharge or dismissal for any service member convicted of sexual assault. this came from a biartisan, bicameral bill, the be safe act that i introduced with senator mccat curl, congresswoman nicky son gas and congressman mike turner earlier this year. there are many other important provisions tha

. >> to uphold the rules and enforce things and keep the family structure in place, here is senator mccaskill. >> just like there is not an agreement in all the women in this chamber, there is not agreement among all the victim, there is not agreement among all the veterans, there is not even agreement among all the commanders although most women commanders have acknowledged even though this sounds seductively simple it is much more complicated, and we will be creating more problems than we will be solving if we make the change as advocated by senator gillibrand. >> senator mccaskill is proposing to making it a crime to retaliate against someone who has brought accusations of sexual assault. right now a commander can throw out a court-martial conviction even for something as serious as rape. those are gaining more momentum than the gillibrand momen momen. >> what has the votes? >> right now it's at 52. senator gillibrand needs 60 votes to take it to the full senate, and senator mccaskill, who is not supporting in measure is a former prosecutor, and another former proper, heidi heitkamp is sup

our colleagues that the defense authorization has been made stronger in e numerable ways by senator mccaskill's work. i will be supporting her amendment today. i think the provisions in that amendment will add even more positive changes to the command climate and will help victims feel like they have a stronger role. however, while the changes in the amendment are -- i cannot believe there is enough to truly ensure justice for victims of sexual assault. for that, we essentially need impartial, unbiased, objective consideration of the evidence by trained military prosecutors, which is what my measure will

considering the armed services chairman, carl levin and claire mccaskill are pushing their plan, how do you think this plays out? >> i don't think it's going to pass. she's going to need 60 votes. even if she does get 60 votes, getting that through a house senate conference committee is extremely grim. given the opposition from a lot of the defense hawks, from the pentagon to her proposal, there probably will be some changes to how the military prosecutes

one from kirsten gillibrand, and one from claire mccaskill. both have bipart stan support, filibuster. >> amy iering, the producer of "the invisible war" joins u and from san francisco, ceristine pelosi. the chair. women's party. >> why is it divisive to remove the charges from the military and put in an independent arena? >> the conduct of the rapist - let's me clear where the decision is coming from. people are committing crimes, we have to do something about it. kirsten gillibrand's amendment is the one that would put merc on a par with allies, including great britain, australia and israel saying for felony crimes and nonmilitary, put it in the hands of what we americans would consider to be a police department's internal affairs bureau and let the commanders continue the good for discipline, knowing that the crime will be prosecuted by specialists in the field of sexual assault. >> on the other hand claire mccaskill's plan gives the decision to prosecute within the chain of command but adds a review board. is that enough? >> no, it's not.

senators gillibrand, levin and mccaskill have done good tworbg confront this -- work to confront this problem. the senate must also consider amendments related to guantanamo bay detention. everyone is aware we cannot complete this bill until we debate the sexual debate, guantanamo provisions. i know this bill has a lot of stuff people would like to change. we're not going to be able to change a lot of that. the committee did really good work in coming up with the bill. the two issues i talked about, though, must have votes. the -- i would accept the language in the defense bill as it relates to guantanamo. i think it is a significant improvement. but my republican colleagues want to have an opportunity to change that, and i understand that. that's why i said that should be the first measure that we vote on. i said that more than once, and i'll say it again. the matter dealing with sexual assault, that's a controversial matter and we have to have a vote on that. we have to do that. and that's why i said that's the second-most important issue that we deal with in this bill. why couldn't

including the armed chair, mccaskill who is offering a far left alternative. republican senators claim it will weaken the chain of military command. >> this new portion takes the offenses out of the purview of the commander and sends it to somebody in washington that nobody out of that unit that nobody will get to see. ladies and gentlemen, sexual assault is a problem, but for god's sake, let's don't tell every commander in the military you're fired. you're morally bankrupt in carrying out the duty in these cases. >> this is what you want to see a legislative body do, cutting across party lines and each side making their case. and despite the differences, both sides had agreed to allow a vote to go forward on their competing amendments. senators gillibrand and mccaskill and their republican supporters were in agreement on the debate time and the vote, yes, an actual vote in the united states senate. but other republican senators like coburn objected, leaving them upset. >> we can pass the blame to anyone we want to do that. gee whiz, couldn't we do that? other

claire mccaskill was in favor of that and said so. jim talent didn't want to talk about it. >> you're going to have to cast a vote in two weeks on whether or not we raise the minimum wage in missouri. will you vote yes or whether you vote no? >> i have not taken a position on the minimum wage ballot issue. >> wrong answer, it turns out. once election day rolled around, that minimum wage initiative was approved -- look at that -- 76 to 24%. raising the minimum wage passed in missouri by that 52-point margin and claire mccaskill beat the incumbent republican senator from her state. same thing happened in 2006 in montana. the minimum wage was on the ballot there in '06, they loved it, approved the minimum wage rise by 46 points. on the same ballot, the incumbent republican senator, conrad burns, who had voted repeatedly against raising the minimum wage, and who was wishy-washy about it at the state level, his democratic challenger jon tester was for the rise in the minimum wage. he was for it bluntly and unapologetically. the minimum wag

. >> now senator claire mccaskill of missouri says this is a big problem and has proposed a couple of steps. she doesn't however want to take it out of the chain of commanding. >> just like there is not agreement among all of the women in this chamber, there is not agreement among all of the victims. there is not agreement among all of the veterans or commanders. although most women commanders have acknowledged that even though this sounds simple, it is much more complicated, and we will be creating more problems than we will be solving if we make the change advocated by senator gillibrand. >> her proposals include making it a crime to retaliate against the victims of sexual assault and take away the power of commanders to dismiss a court-martial conviction. senator gillibrand and many of her supporters say we agree be senator mccaskill's ideas, but we want to go further. >> libby do we have any idea what side the pentagon is taking in this matter? >> yes, we do. they want to keep it in the chain of come -- command. and the white house is staying quiet in terms of this, that's why som

senator mccaskill was still there. senator tester and the chair and ranking member and others. i'm pleased we were able to get that done. just a couple weeks ago we got it off the senate floor. it is a small step but it does fix that i.g. issue. i know, brenda, you worked with us on that. we got another hearing in a fwue weeks to continue look -- few weeks to continue looking at this issue and others. senator tester was here earlier. we're going to stay on this at the subcommittee level. i'm going to focus on something that i think is critical if we're really going to get at this issue. i guess the tragic example recently at the navy yard is unfortunately a perfect example of it. but it's not a new issue. it's this whole issue of continuous evaluation. and whether it's the five-year cycle or 10-year cycle this is to me the critical issue that we're missing. and we saw it not just with regard to the navy yard but also with this ricky elder case. this is a specialist, ricky elder, who in 2012 shot and killed his commanding officer at fort bragg and then turned the weapon on himse

coburn senator mccaskill senator portman begich johnson nelson and senator baucus to allow the inspector general to tap into opm's revolving fund for the purpose of reforming that much needed oversight and we commend senators tester and our colleagues for their good work. legislation passed the senate earlier this month. my hope is it will be signed into law by the president soon. in closing i want to say the vast majority of individuals who hold security clearances are honorable and trustworthy people many of them felt called to service after 9/11 to help protect their country and they deserve our thanks. having said that though we still must have a system that does a better job of rooting out those who become deeply troubled and unstable. that system must identify those with the hader signals and that system must identify those whose behavior signals and on acceptable risk to be entrusted to classified information are access to sensitive federal information. i hope that our hearing today will help point us to a number of sensible solutions that taken together would surely improve our n

claire mccaskill wants -- and the majority of the military, certainly the pentagon, wants to keep it in the chain of command because they say it's the commander who really has to look after the good order and discipline in their ranks. nerd, they want to know what's -- in other words, they want to know what's going on. a good example, one of the victims said, look, it's like the commander has to decide between the brother and sister in the family, is the brother more senior, does he trust the brother more? does he know the guy who is fully decorated and been in battle and maybe the victim, he doesn't know as well. so gillibrand's amendment really goes to the heart of that and she's getting a lot of support. she needs 60 votes, of course. they think she has around 53 public support at this point, a few more who aren't public but still think it's a huge uphill battle to get this passed. >> the senate couldn't get the defense authorization bill done. what are the chances for passage at all? >> i think probably in a couple weeks when they come back maybe it will go to the floor again. i

i would like to speak in support of the best gaskill -- mccaskill, a hot, levin, et al. and and. can you let me know in 15 minutes -- thank you, sir. mr. president before we get started, i really want to thank senator levin, read, mccaskill, a hot, fisher and others have been trying to carry the burden here to make sure that we are reforming the military justice system and the way the military operates, these are the sexual assault and misconduct, but at the same time make sure that we still at a military that can continue to be the most effective fighting force on the planet at a time when the absolute immediate. if you believe as i do our military is the best in the world, you have to ask yourself why. is it because of the equipment? we have great equipment. i would argue that the reason our military has become the most effective fighting force in the world is the way we are structured. if you're looking for democracy, don't look to the military. the military as a hierarchical and paternalistic organization that is focused on meeting the challenges of the nation. being able to

senator mccaskill joins us now. you might have been in on the meeting. i've never seen this president so abjectly apologetic on anything as he was today. >> i think he knows this has been a colossal problem. self-inflicted. he's as upset, frustrated, angry, embarrassed as we are. we have to figure out the way to get this fixed. as i said this morning, the store is open but the front door is locked. we depend on this succeeding by people coming in and being customers. it's problematic. we have to move forward. i think this is a good step. >> the insurance city is pushing back saying they don't want to take the blame. they don't want it to be on them to renew and continue these policies. what if they don't comply. >> nobody is asking them to take the blame. they are holding policies, what the facts are, what is the coverage you have. are there places you can go and explore other options from private insurance companies. many times with the same insurance companies but the same kind of benefit just like people get when they get insurance from their jobs. th

but please know -- i see senator mccaskill here. i know that she and i, as members of the armed services committee, we're not going to let this issue go. that there will be follow-up to make sure that the military is held accountable. we have the best military in the world. this does go to the core of our readiness of good order and discipline. you can't have good order and discipline if you put commanders on the sidelines. we will hold them more accountable under our amendment, amendment 2170. so thank you, mr. president, for the opportunity to speak on this important issue, and i yield the floor. mrs. boxer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from california. mrs. boxer: i understand senator leahy is on his way, and i will yield to him when he arrives. i had to come to the floor to say what a good debate we're having. but let's be clear, there's only one theamenone amendment that pe a fundamental chairntion and that'--a fundamental change, ans the jill brand amendment of we've had -- and that's the jill brand amendm

coburn, senator mccaskill, senator port man, johnson, nelson, and senator baucus to allow the inspector general to tap into opm's revolving fund for the purpose of performing much needed oversight, and we commend senator tester and our colleagues for their good work. legislation passed the senate earlier this month. my hope is signed into law by the president soon. in closing, i want to say that the vast majority of individuals who hold security clearances are honorable and trustworthy people. many of them felt calledded into service after 9/11 to help protect our country, and they deserve our thanks. having said that, though, we still must have a system that does a better job of rooting out those with nefarious purposes and those deeply troubled and up stable. that system must identify those with behavior systems, identify behavior that signals an unacceptable risk to be entrusted with classified information or access to sensitive federal facilities. i hope that our hearing today will help point us to a number of sensible solutions that taken together will truly improve our national se

. -- claire mccaskill are doing today this year's defense authorization bill already makes 26 reforms and how cases are handled but must maintain the chain of command. >> we are creating more problems and we will be solving if we make the change as advocated by senator joe brand -- gillibrand. if they win the vote, she and the organization will get more resources. thanks. it appears that the senator has the public support as well for her legislation. of americans59% support taking sexual assault cases outside the military chain of command. that had a 3.5 margin of error. >> the state inspector general's office it -- announced it is investigating the hours leading up to a fight that led to a senator stabbed. it is the medical care his son needed that did not receive -- ist i he did not receive that receiving scrutiny. >> no word yet to whether senator deeds will be released from the medical center but his condition has improved significantly. late today, the virginia state police reporting that sheriff's deputies in bath county did report to the deeds home on monday for a non-emergency

coburn, senator mccaskill, senator portman, begich, johnson, nelson, and senator baucus, to allow the inspector general to tap into o.p.m.'s revolving fund to perform the much needed oversight. we commend our colleagues for their good work. legislation passed the senate earlier this month. my hope is it will be signed into law by the president soon. in closing, i want to say that the vast majority of individuals who hold security clearances are honorable and trustworthy people. many of them felt called into service after 9/11 to help protect our country, and they deserve our thanks. having said that, though, we still must have a system that does a better job of rooting out those with nefarious purposes and those who have become deeply troubled and unstable. that system must identify those with behavior signals and when that system must identify those whose behavior signals are unacceptable risk to be trusted with classified information or access to sensitive federal facilities. i hope that our hearing today will help point us to a number of sensible solutions that taken together will

they're supporting senator claire mccaskill, missouri, and senator mccaskill would create more layers of checks and balances and would do one curb thing. she would take away a commander's ability to dismiss a court-martial conviction. right now a commander can do that even if someone is convicted of raping someone, but that could change. they said it has to stay in house, and that is one way to follow through on these cases. a crucial difference in senators, and they're talking about it today. we've heard from survivors of sexual assault. it's been an intense discussion one here on capitol hill, one that has a lot of people talking about this issue of sexual assault in the military. a recent report that came out from the pentagon itself showed 26,000 cases of unwanted sexual contact last year. of 3,000 cases of sexual assaults only 300 were prosecutorred. >> whoa, libby, appreciate it. libby casey for us on capitol hill. >>> people in the midwest are spending another day sifting through what was once their homes. after a rash of tornadoes tore through the heartland on sunday. the stor

i want to thank for their extraordinary advocacy senator claire mccaskill of missouri, senator kirsten gillibrand of washington and patty murray of and many, many others. they have put into the pending bill many effective and necessary reforms. i supported them and i appreciate chairman levin and ranking member senator inhofe for including 26 reforms in the underlying defense authorization bill. i want to highlight one reform in particular that i played a small part in, the special victims counsels. i want to highlight this reform because victims need and deserve someone in their corner helping them through what is probably one of the toughest moments of their lives. in testimony earlier this year in the defense authorization committee which i chair, the head of the air force talked about how effective this pilot program of special victims counsels has been. the bill that is pending before us would expand their services and my subcommittee's appropriation mark, spending mark ensures that it will be fully funded. the bill's other reforms are equally powerful, improving prevention, holdi

they're not backing the proposal by senator jil gillibrand, but instead one proposed by claire mccaskill. >> this is not agreement even among commanders. although most women commanders have acknowledged even though this sounds seductively simple it is much more complicated, and we will create more troubles than we will be solving if we make the change that advocated by senator gillibrand. >> senator mccas mccaskills' proposal makes it illegal to retaliate against someone who brings accusation of sexual assault. right now if someone is convicted a commander can turn that over, pretty incredible. the question s whether things will go any further than that. >> libby, the pentagon has to implement whatever congress decides, what is their position? in they're not supporting the gillibrand amendment, many members of the senators in the armed service committee said it can be dealt with keeping with the command structure. right now with 50 senators on board, she would need 60 to get passed the full senate. >> thank you very much. we continue to watch arlington national system with the motorcade

only one is not in favor. >> and why isn't she, senator claire mccaskill? but i'm not exactly sure. it puzzles us. she said she would rather see -- she is skeptical of military prosecutors as she is of military commanders, and she would rather keep the system as is. we say, the system as is is not working. we have got to look at trying something different. >> i want to go to another clip from the film of the marine barracks in washington, d.c., just one mile from the capital. ,> when you report something you better be prepared for the repercussions. >> if a man gets accused of rape, it is a setup up. the woman is lying. i could choose to report it, but if they found what i was saying wasn't to be truthful, then i would be reduced in rank. >> you could lose your rate, lose rank, lose your school if you follow false report. so do you want to follow report? >>ven with the rape kit and everything, and my friend catching him, they still don't believe me. >> i reported it to different times to my squad leader. and he told me there's nothing he could do about it because he didn't have any

senator claire mccaskill has an alternative plan that would ban military xhaners from overturning jury verdicts mandate any one convicted of sexual assault be dishonorably discharged or dismissed from the military. that is some what different. what is your sense of why the senators aren't together on this? >> actually most of the senators, women senators are together. 19 out of 20 women senators, support gi llebrand's bill, not claire mccaskill's. make that clear. women understand the effects of sexual assault and need to take, adjudication of crimes outside chain of command. we don't want to report the crimes to our boss under any circumstances con flkt of interest, uncomfortable, even the best of circumstances don't want to report a sex crime to someone who oversees youen capacities. we want to give our military, service members, access to the same impartial system of justice that they defend for us. they give their lives to sacrifice so i can go to court, get unbiased jury to try my sex crime cases why can't we offer them that? it's just -- it's something so obvious. >> kirby, i rea

by christian jill a brand of new york and another senator kirsten gillibrand of new york and claire mccaskill. it is about how military justice matters are handled, with the military brass generally opposing the idea of undercutting or changing the protocol regarding change of command. a timeline for the defense authorization bill? between the sexual assault issue and the other issues that might come up, oversight of the intelligence programs and this issue with potentially upping sanctions against air and -- iran, it is not clear yet because these amendments take time to process. we have not talked about any of the normal disagreements about combat systems and ships and readiness and actual nuts and bolts military issues. the idea originally was to get some real off of the senate floor before thanksgiving in time for the thanksgiving break. that is becoming increasingly unlikely the cause of the number of issues that seem to be piling up. kerryfinally, secretary was on capitol hill to talk about relations with iran. have you heard of a plan to move forward with new sanctions against iran or

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. >> and senator mccaskill pushed forward a bill and it still includes the military chain of command. the only way we can really move forward is if we take out the chain of command. how do you feel about this bill? do you think we can go further? >> i'm fervently in support of the justice improvement act, which i think is actually a much, much better big than senator m than senator mccaskil for this issue. what we found in talking to hundreds of survivors, military generals and jags, when people inside the military don't feel comfortable reporting, they tend not to report. and when you don't have reports, you don't have prosecutions. and that's why we're seeing this exponential increase of these numbers. >> when you say that you are educating folks within the military with your film, part of that is beautiful, and thank god for that. and part of that is tragic that they don't know what's going on, underneath them in their own organization. but the moment in your film which is incredible, and i encourage everybody to watch this film, whether or not you're in the military or not. the mo