Are you looking at alternatives at all that would be more efficient than this entire move to Guam?
We do need to get out of the base in Seoul and move south, and that is in our interest as well as Korea's.
We have got to start looking at the money that we are spending overseas and is it better to have permanent bases in America.
I think the question has to do with the additional expansion to the infrastructure that the military buildup would require.
The President has said he wants to close Guantanamo, and I certainly support that decision.
I think that the increase in the budget proposed, $5.2 billion for mental health treatment, is an increase from last year that is very warra...
The VA's 2011 budget request proposes an $11.4 billion increase above last year's level.
I will look forward to having you come to us with your suggestions, and then we certainly will be helpful.
I think I am going to focus on Guam because that is clearly, I think, the most current issue that we have.
I commend the Department for the decision on the Agent Orange diseases, and I think that is the right thing to do.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has one of the most important missions in our government.
this subcommittee has always put our Nation's veterans first, and I can say with great assurance that we will do whatever it takes, in a bip...
I think that hitting it now rather than waiting so long, as was done in Agent Orange, it is still late, but I am glad we are doing it.
Are you committed to the joint facility with the Army at Fort Bliss?
I look forward to discussing military construction and family housing needs with you.
I have emphasized the importance of fully funding and effectively implementing the BRAC program.
I just think it is worth another look at whether this island can accommodate this kind of influx and if it is the very best move that we cou...
It is simply a fact that this is the largest deficit reduction package in a decade.
