First Lady Michelle Obama’s office Thursday entered the debate over the growing military sexual assaults scandal now plaguing the Pentagon by joining in a meeting with 16 members of Congress at the White House.

According to Politico, the lawmakers, most of them women, were there to discuss the issue with White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, violence against women adviser Lynn Rosenthal, and Tina Tchen, the first lady’s chief of staff.

Sen. Patty Murray told reporters afterwards that the administration is taking sexual assault “very seriously.”

“We talked about all the different legislation that was out there; they were talking about some of the things that could be done administratively through the military,” the Washington Democrat said.

The first lady has been a strong advocate, along with Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, in pushing legislation and promoting more engagement from the private sector in programs to benefit military families and ensure the well-being of all military personnel.