House Proceeding 06-24-09 on Jun 24th, 2009 :: 4:38:55 to 4:41:35
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4:38:43 to 4:39:04( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: and i'm very adamantly adamantly encourage my colleagues to say no to this rule. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from from maine. ms. pingree: i yield three minutes to the the gentlewoman from from california, ms. harman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. ms. harman: i rise in support of the rule and the underlying bill

4:38:55 to 4:41:35( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Jane Harman

4:39:05 to 4:39:27( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: and commend chairman skelton and ranking member mckeon for moving another unanimous bipartisan authorization bill out of their as a former member of the house armed services committee, i admire the bipartisan way in which the committee operates. my aerospace district is thankful, too.

4:39:28 to 4:39:49( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: thanks to susan davis and her staff for working with me on an issue of paramount importance, the epidemic of rape and sexual assault in the military. mr. speaker, the mathis shocking. women who serve in the u.s. military are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire in iraq.

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Jane Harman: only 317 out of the 2,763 subjects investigated during fiscal year 2008 were referred to courts marshall. that is 11%, a figure below prosecution rates where 40% arrested for rape are prosecuted. d.o.d. must close the gaps and remove obstacles to legal enforcement.

4:40:12 to 4:40:34( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: effective investigation and prosecution are the keys to turning this epidemic around by drawing bright red lines around unacceptable conduct. this bill has language that i offered along with mike turner. i thank him for his hard work. our provision calls for

4:40:35 to 4:40:55( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: investigation and prosecu sexual assault and rape cases and determine any deficiencies. it requires d.o.d. provide a sexual assault prevention plan. this would include action plans for reducing the number of sacksal assaults and timelines for implementation of the program. d.o.d. would be required to develop a mechanism to measure

4:40:56 to 4:41:16( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: the if he cantiveness of its prevention program. while our bill, this bill is commendable and good steps towards eliminating rapists in the ranks, i believe we can do even more. we must build up these efforts and insist on real accountability from the chain of command and a major step toward

4:41:17 to 4:41:36( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: eradicating rape in the military is making sure that blue-on-blue attacks are punished. issue, a moral issue. congress and d.o.d. must do better. and when our colleague john mchugh becomes army secretary, i urge him to pursue the issue and