One of the things that I have been very impressed by is the Navy's diversifying its energy resources and the ability to use efficiencies both on base and in terms of the fleet.

I continue to oppose another BRAC round for many reasons.

I think sometimes that gets lost in the debate around energy that it is really not just about saving money and being more efficient. It is also about the national security imperative.

To what extent has sequestration affected the ability to make the case for the hiring that you need for those projects?

Does it break out how the differences by ship, by shipyard, by year, by project in a way that provides some insight on what could be done to improve operations with respect to completing projects?

I want to also add my voice to the support for the waiver of those joint travel regulations.

Perhaps you should share that information with the vehicle fleets that the government maintains, because--the rest of government--because I think that's--we have a--awful lot of idling vehicles out front.

I want to thank you all very much for what you are doing to focus on energy and energy use within our military.

I do want to say how pleased I was that this year's budget request includes two MILCON projects in New Hampshire.

I think one of the really unknown secrets that people do not appreciate is just how advanced the military in this country is on addressing energy issues that we have.

I appreciate everyone's interest in being identified as-- with their branch in the military, but it seems to me, when we're talking about combat uniforms, since, before 2002, everybody wore the same combat uniforms, that it's--we should…

I think I heard you say that these are critical to us as well as our European allies.

hopefully we will--and I know this subcommittee and the entire Senate Armed Services Committee is committed to trying to roll back those cuts from sequestration because we appreciate the impact that it is having.

When I have people say to me that, on the per diem that they get under the new regulations, that they can't afford to go out for dinner.

Europe is probably at the lowest level of self-confidence seen in modern times.

we have to look at the entire blanket and not look at these as isolated issues.

the problem with U.S. policy right now, is that Russia looks at what is happening. They look at the entire blanket.

Those are things that take time. And as I am watching what is happening in Ukraine, people want to see something happen now.