North Korea is not even close to being a near peer to South Korea or, much less, the United States. Martha McSally More Quotes by Martha McSally More Quotes From Martha McSally Before I became a fighter pilot, everyone said that women didn't have the physical strength. Well, I had just completed the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon. Martha McSally hawaii fighter pilots If we want the most effective fighting force, we need to pick Martha McSally fighting jobs men It's hard to hate up close. The more you get to know each other, the more common ground you can find and the more you can disagree without being disagreeable. Martha McSally disagree hate common It's important in our role as leaders that we use the platform to address issues, to address barriers, to identify best practices for overcoming these challenges with businesses small and large. Maybe there are some public policy issues that we need to address. Maybe some of them are at the federal level and some are at the state or local level. Martha McSally important leader challenges We have women entering lower-paying career fields. Women are still, culturally, the primary caregivers for children, even though we would love to have fathers and mothers share responsibility. Martha McSally mother father children I grew up in a family where I was told there were no limitations on me as a girl and I could be anything I wanted to be. It wasn't until I joined the military that I realized that just because I was a woman - just because I had ovaries - I couldn't become a fighter pilot.These structural limitations were the motivation for me becoming a fighter pilot in the first place. Martha McSally motivation girl military My colleagues and I fought to increase the resources to address several things, like maternity, prenatal, and newborn care, and mental health and substance abuse treatment. These are things everybody should care about, and resources should be available for families. Martha McSally newborn abuse care When you value people, you give them freedom. Martha McSally values giving people I think there is a longing in everyone for a personal relationship with God. Martha McSally relationship-with-god longing thinking Raising taxes in an economic downturn is not a good idea. Martha McSally taxes economic ideas I served my country in uniform for 26 years. Martha McSally uniforms country years I just personally decided I was going to be the first woman fighter pilot. Martha McSally fighter pilots firsts I am grateful for the support of those who want to see more women in Congress to better represent our country and provide leadership and solutions to DC. Ron Barber has been asleep at the switch on issues that are extremely important to Southern Arizona, such as fighting for the A-10 and Davis-Monthan. That is why Nancy Pelosi is stepping in to try to save his job in November. Sometimes the best man for the job is a woman that is why I fully intend on replacing Congressman Barber on Election Day. Martha McSally grateful jobs country Importantly, while funding for this project was authorized and appropriated in FY19, it is no longer an FY19 project due to unforeseen environmental issues at the construction site, the Army had to complete a major environmental cleanup before the actual construction project could be awarded. At the earliest, this pushed the award back to summer of FY20. The environmental cleanup is expected to continue until August 2020. Martha McSally top-news This wasnt just a jump ball. Not a he said, she said, sexual assault happens in the military. It just didnt happen in this case. Martha McSally us Like many victims, I felt the system was raping me all over again. Martha McSally top-news I believe this is a readiness issue, and just like when we have other readiness issues where we need bombs and bullets and training hours, we need to invest more resources into this process to make sure that we're addressing the shortfalls that we've seen throughout the different bases I visited and talking to others. Martha McSally us-news The perpetrators abuse their position of power in profound ways, and in one case I was preyed upon and then raped by a superior officer, but unlike so many brave survivors, I didn't report being sexually assaulted. Martha McSally top-news I just called Kyrsten Sinema and congratulated Kyrsten Sinema on becoming Arizona's first female senator after a hard-fought battle. I wish Kyrsten Sinema all success as Kyrsten Sinema represents Arizona in the Senate. Martha McSally top-news These children were brought here at no fault of their own. In Arizona, there are 57,000 of them, uncertainty brings fear to my constituents in this position. Can you assure me that they will be protected ? Martha McSally politics
