Over the last 5 months or 6 months or whatever it has been, what I have discovered is that with respect to the Federal intervention in the immediate crisis, I think it is fair to say there is very little consensus about the details of that…

In sort of the combination of the council versus the Fed versus the Consumer Protection Agency and all this, who would have detected that we have got these things out here called credit default swaps that are mounting on the balance sheets…

I think that will be a substantial improvement.

I think you know, the State of Colorado, Colorado Springs community and our congressional delegation fought hard to get one of the Grow the Army brigades to be based at Fort Carson.

In your view, have these regional partnerships been helpful in ensuring long-range sustainability?

How important has this program been in your efforts to ensure the long-range sustainability of your test and training installations, ranges, and airspace?

section 951 of the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2008 directed DOD to consider the effect of climate change on DOD facilities, capabilities, and missions

I would argue, appropriate news, given the commitments on both sides that have been made.

With or without the expansion, Fort Carson should be a strong stationing candidate if this Germany-based BCT is relocated.

I think that you would agree that one of the key factors that go into a stationing decision is the training land an installation has.

every year the Services consider potential projects and submit a prioritized list of projects

This is, in part, tied to the Secretary of Defense's observation that we might be overstructured and undermanned, as I understand it.

Is it fair to say that some of the work that is done is really project directed and driven?

I look forward to working with you to ensure that we have the right footprint and that we use eminent domain only as a last resort.

So a start, but less than 10 percent of the need that you've----

I hope we can harness that excitement and that affection, that love for these national parks that exist in all the communities around every national park.

The Subcommittee on National Parks meets to discuss the President's budget proposal for the National Park Service.

I thank the ranking member for his remarks. We had an excellent working relation in the House of Representatives.