Black service members are put on trial more than whites, and Congress declared Tuesday that it wants an end to the racial disparity in the military justice system.

“Consistent, persistent and getting worse, and then you do nothing about it,” fired Rep. Jackie Speier, a California Democrat, at Air Force Judge Advocate General Lt. Gen. Jeffrey A. Rockwell during testimony before the House Armed Services Committee, quoting one of the Air Force’s own 2017 findings of racial prejudice.