Senator schumer i dont see that they have reporter c. R. s. Senator schumer well, look, the bottom line here is, the n. R. A. Is a powerful opponent. The gun lobby is a powerful all opponent and the best weapon we have on our side is the outrage from the American People. It is growing. If we keep at it. We will win. We dont control the house. We dont control the senate, but we have the people of america on our side and if we continue to have votes and force people to vote, we will win. Let me tell you something today. There are a good number, not all, but a good number of our republican colleagues dreading these two votes. Next. Reporter if you are serious doing something about guns, why are you trying to attach this to a bill that the president has said he is going to veto . Senator schumer our proposals rescind the underlying bill and just have this so the president will sign them should they pass. Reporter will you fight this in the omnibus . Senator schumer in every place where we
And with that, the hearing is adjourned. Coming up later today, attorney general Loretta Lynch will outline the justice departments efforts to combat discrimination against muslims, live on our companion network cspan, tonight at 8 30 eastern time. Coming up in just a few moments, well take you to the pentagon for a briefing with defense secretary Ashton Carter. This headline in the military times, decision on women in combat expected today. The story says defense secretary Ashton Carter has been mulling the issue since september after receiving divergent recommendations from the army and marine corps. Army leaders have recommended opening all combat arms jobs to women, while corps leaders want to keep some jobs male only, according to officials familiar with the discussions. Again, the headline, decision on women in combat, expected today. We expect to hear that from defense secretary Ashton Carter, live at the pentagon here on cspan 3. A live look here at the pentagon briefing room.
Women into Ground Combat roles. Again, how we implement this is key. As chairman noted, simply declaring all career field open is not successful integration. We must not only implement change thoughtfully, but also track, and monitor the progress to ensure we are doing it right, leveraging the skills and strengths of our entire population. All of us have a role to play. As we proceed with full integration of women into combat roles in a deliberate and methodical manner, im directing that seven guidelines be used to steer this implementation. First, implementation must be pursued with the clear objective of improved force effectiveness. Leaders must emphasize that objective to all Service Members, men and women alike. Second, leaders must assign tasks and jobs throughout the force based on ability, not gender. Advancement must be based on objective and validated standards. A good example of this is socom selection processes which combine objective and subjective criteria in, i quote, a
Everyone who serves in uniform, men and women alike, has to be able to meet the high standards for whatever job theyre in. To be sure, fairness is also important because everyone who is able and willing to serve their country who can meet those standards should have the full and equal opportunity to do so. But the important factor in making my decision was to have access to every american who could add strength to the joint force. Now more than ever we cannot afford to have barriers limiting our access to talent. The past three years of extensive studies and reviews leading up to this decision, all of which were going to post online, by the way, have led to genuine insights and real progress. Where we found that some standards previously were either outdated or didnt reflect the tasks actually required in combat, important work has been done to ensure each position now has standards that are grounded in real world operational requirements. Both physical and otherwise. So were positione
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