Right, and that is an additional point about the regional compact there.

But the point that you made about the regional compact, the funding has supported transportation infrastructure in all three countries, and it would be so much better because these are nations that do trade with one another.

I actually think the Northern Triangle is a great example of why regional compacts would make a lot of sense.

But I am kind of interested, how will we try to leverage whatever is the dollar amount that is appropriated for Plan Central America...

I would say right now with the El Salvador compact, we are one of the most concentrated and largest donors seeking to address those root causes of instability there...

Mr. Speaker, now that the House has approved the conference report I would like to recognize and commend my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for supporting the inclusion of bill language in H.R. 22 (Fixing America's Surface…

Mr. President, due to a prior commitment, I regret I was not present to vote on six amendments to H.R. 3762, the Budget Reconciliation Act. Had I been present, I would have voted yes on amendment No. 2908, Manchin-Toomey expanded…

What are the services' plans to mitigate the impact of reduced OCO funding on base operating support and facilities sustainment, modernization, and restoration?

A couple of things. We have seen, leading up to where we are today, a sequence of continuing resolutions.

What specific examples can you provide of facility conditions affecting the readiness of installations to carry out their assigned missions?

I call to order the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness.

What steps, if any, are installations taking to reduce the risk that facility conditions will negatively affect their readiness to carry out assigned missions?

What progress has the Army made in implementing the 2013 and 2014 OSD policy memorandums regarding the standardization of facility condition assessments and use of the Facility Sustainment Model?

Reductions in civilian/contract provided services have affected the availability of key facilities.

What progress has the Marine Corps made in implementing the 2013 and 2014 OSD policy memorandums regarding the standardization of facility condition assessments and use of the Facility Sustainment Model?

Taking risk in installation funding affects readiness and negatively impacts the ability to proactively manage the installation.

What impact has the substantial reduction in MILCON spending had on the ability of installations to support readiness...

To what extent do the reported readiness levels of installations take into consideration the condition of their facilities?