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Addressing the significant labor shortages will allow for stabilization of the island's economy.

The nation in turn must recognize its duty to ensure economic stability in the application of Federal laws.

The Armed Services Committee has been a friend of and strong advocate for Guam's interest as our island plays a key role in our nation's primary defense against adversaries in Asia.

We must take steps necessary to protect our national security and interests.

Allowing our military ships to be maintained and serviced in foreign jurisdictions when we have local jurisdictions that can provide the work is counter to and undermines our ability to protect our nation.

Guam recognizes its unique position and the key role it plays in our nation's defense, but the nation in turn must recognize its duty to ensure economic stability in the application of Federal laws.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And I hope you don't extract this from my 5 minutes, but there is a native of Guam in the audience today, and I am very proud of her.

I am concerned that the Army is standing up a four-star organization with up to three lieutenant generals as deputies without a clearly defined command relationship.

I think it is fair to ask if the Army is, in fact, just creating more overhead that will further slow an already cumbersome process.

I look forward to hearing how you believe it will be different this time.

The system needs, as you said, overhauling. There is no question about it, whether you go to privatization, or whatever. And it should not be a monopoly.

I am confident that there is bipartisan support among the Committee for offshore wind, which would improve self-reliance and lower electricity costs in the territories.

The cost of electricity for Puerto Rico residents is nearly twice the national average, while at the same time their GDP per capita and median household income are just half that of the mainland United States.

I wish to mention that I have enjoyed working with Mr. McClintock of California on these Natural Resources bills. It was a joy to have bipartisanship. Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I yield back the balance of my time. Mr…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You always make my day.

If we are going to rebuild readiness, we need to ensure that the depot maintenance accounts are fully funded to meet the requirement.

I have long stated that just as important as it is to provide our service members with new, modernized equipment, we must fully maintain the assets that we already have.

I am concerned that in a year where readiness has been cited as the Department's top priority, the Department's budget request falls well short of meeting the total depot maintenance requirement for the Army and the Marine Corps.