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However, I think all members agree that we must have a sound defense strategy that drives resourcing and requirements over the next several years.

I am very adamant that we can do much more to make the commissary and exchange system more sustainable.

I can speak from firsthand experience. The A 76 program was a pilot program in the territory of Guam a few years ago. I served as Lieutenant Governor at the time, and I will say this for the record that this program was a dismal failure…

I oppose amendment No. 11. It would delay research and development funding for the NextGen bomber. The bomber is critical to replacing an aging fleet. The new bomber is needed so we don't raid our readiness accounts. This is about the…

Again, Mr. Chairman, along these lines, I believe the bill takes important steps to protect the Air National Guard from unwarranted cuts in mission realignments. I appreciate that the bill does not increase most TRICARE fees and copays and…

I thank the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Walz), especially for his assistance with the Reserve Component Caucus. I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank the gentleman. Reclaiming my time, again, I thank the gentleman for deciding that he will work with the Senate to ensure that funding for these important programs will be sufficiently maintained. Madam Chair, I yield back the…

Does the Army plan to continue certifying to LEED Silver standards?

How do LEED and ASHRAE 189.1 offer any concrete energy savings?

Can you provide examples of Operational Energy programs which support the current fight?

I want to thank the witnesses again. I think they did extremely well. And I think it has been a very interesting public hearing, and I thank you for calling it.

If the Navy investment in biofuels is successful, when will the Navy expect advanced biofuels for military use to start decreasing the Navy's fuel budget?

In this environment of increasingly constrained budgets, why is the Navy investing advanced biofuels?

What is the Army doing to address fuel consumption in its tactical and non-tactical vehicle fleet?

Are there plans to synchronize these efforts?

How does LEED offer any concrete energy savings?

What are the Services doing to address fuel consumption in its tactical vehicle fleet?

As for the incentivization, I would actually like to turn this over to my Army colleague, but I just want to say that the Army has taken the lead in their logistics civil augmentation.