i want to thank my colleague and friend from missouri for her unwavering commitment to helping victims of sexual assault. although we disagree on my amendments, i want to remind all 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