Thank God that has changed with time, and the warrior is acknowledged for his service.

As a consequence of the lawsuit that my colleague was referencing, everyone signed it.

And I think this visitors center is very important. That war dictated many things in this country, not just the war.

Just to thank Mr. Young, although the accolades are flowing today. Thank you very much for the legislation.

From that Vietnam era, when my friends came back from service, they were treated as though they were the villains and they were the ones responsible for this war, not the policymakers.

I thank the witnesses, and look forward to hearing your views and testimony on the legislation before us.

I would urge the Park Service, so we don't begin to set some precedents here, that if something can be done and done expeditiously, I think it would be in everybody's best interest to do so.

So when it says 'rental income' in that 990 Form, it is not--you are saying it is not just rental of the--

The reason I ask that--well, we will follow up with a question, because----

The bill would direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Pearson Aviation Museum complex to the city of Vancouver, Washington.

I appreciate that because it gets frustrating after a time whether it is communications or it is power or whatever.

Thank you for your consideration of H.R.

I feel at this point since I am so new to this committee and the subcommittee, that anything I could add at this moment would pale in comparison to the ranking member's thoughts

I am actually not inclined to call them fees unless there is a nexus between the use and what the money collected then goes for. Otherwise, I call it a tax.

As you know, there is a little provision in there that says they have to be in a state of good repair to be eligible for this.

A downturn in the economy at the same time as cuts in budgeting for courts is a potent and dangerous combination.

I guess the only question is not whether it is getting done; it is, how the heck do we get it done by 2015?

If we had this hearing in 6 months, a year, 2 years, at each point what would you tell us percentagewise how much has returned to normal, how much has been rebuilt?