people to step forward under some pretty extreme pressures and being able to say, no i face this unjustice. i am undocumented and unafraid. >> well, actually, for me, really a huge increase. and the living wages are not really going up. it is really tough on low income people. i think, texas is the one, only one, in the whole united states who doesn't require workers compensation. and that's really created a gap. >> one of the stories that has impacted me is the story of santia santia santiago. rias, working on a roof wasn't given a harness, he fell several stories to the ground. with seriously -- was seriously injured, a quadriplegic now. two children. his employer didn't have worker's comp either. he had a $900,000 medical bill. he sued his employ year, but because he didn't have any insurance he was awarded $21 million. he has only seen $100,000, all spent on medical care. who is picking up the cost for him are taxpayers. and, you know santiago's wife, luckily married, cares for him, bathes him, feeds for him. he is one of the lucky ones. he lived. there are thousands of stories like hi

instead, these men and women, warriors all, are forced to live in silence and with an unjustice feeling of shame. we all agree that commanders are responsible for maintaining good order and discipline in their units. this includes creating an atmosphere of dignity and respect for everyone under their command. commanders must create an environment where sexual crimes do not occur. our proposed changes to the military justice system do not be a solve the commander of these -- absolve the commander of these responsibilities. it is still their job to prevent these crimes, but when these crimes do occur, survivors should have the ability to seek justice and the gillibrand amendment will help the survivors do just that. i'm glad our civilian and military leaders have committed to help the survivors of sexual assault, punish the predators and end these terrible injustices. when the service secretaries and chiefs tell me that fixing the problem of sexual assault is a top priority for them, i believe them. i believe they care deeply about this problem. unfortunately, incremental changes has not