The Administration's failure to show up today will not hold up progress on this bill.
In your view, is this an acceptable amount of time for the State and the Native Corporations to wait before the land ent...
the question about this initiative should not be 'why' but instead, 'how quickly can we set this in motion'?
The request for BRAC appears to be preemptive and driven by budget constraints, not by national security needs.
We should have further discussion on the need for a U.S.-controlled deepwater port in the Arctic.
Once infrastructure is lost in the United States, the capacity may never be gained back.
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), do you support it?
Thank you very much.
I was just in Afghanistan... that's powerful. That gives us tactical advantage, at least from my perspective.
Part of the work you do in the military is try to look at risk analysis... If you can reduce the risk you save lives.
This kind of agreement in the future of the Arctic is going to be another piece of the equation to our military position...
I think what you're doing in alternative and renewable energy... it is critical for our long-term national and economic ...
Your gap analysis, will that also then be utilized as you move forward in your long-term budget planning?
I'm expecting an answer because we have to make these decisions, and it's very difficult.
The decisions we make here at the markup have long-term impacts to the military deployment of services.
I'm a huge supporter of the military, but when I hear that the decision has been made on what it will save...
Why I ask this is because it's critical on the civilian piece, because under BRAC there are special requirements when yo...
Secretary Panetta, please provide more details regarding DOD's intent to seek authority for BRAC.
