I support all 4 of their nominations.

I am proud to be able to stand to speak about the Violence Against Women Act, joining with some of my colleagues on the floor. This is legislation I have supported in the past and look forward to supporting again. As we talk about those…

there is a lot of discussion about energy going on. The President spoke about it this morning. It is nice to hear us all saying the same thing; that this country should have an all-of-the-above energy policy. It is a phrase I have used for…

I would appreciate that a great deal.

I appreciate the good work that you have done for Alaska's veterans, and I look forward to continuing to work with you.

There is an obligation for consultation. There is an obligation for that information.

The Government's failure to prosecute Bill Allen sends an awful message, just an awful message to other predators.

I'm pleased to hear that we are making a little bit of progress on these memorandums of agreement.

I appreciate that the Budget Control Act puts us in a very difficult spot.

I also recognize that our wing commanders are there for very brief periods and then they move on.

What is the business justification for moving the Aggressor squadron from Eielson Air Force Base to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson?

Can you think of any reason why you should not be able to accommodate that meeting?

if there is any way to include a meeting with the mayor of the Fairbanks North Star Borough so that he can share, again, some of these very local issues that I think are relevant I would certainly encourage that.

It seems to me that the Air Force is taking the position that it can avoid the intent of either of these two statutes.

But, again, was there any data that was different this go-around in this tabletop exercise than what we saw back in 2005?

But with this somewhat ad hoc realignment proposal that is now out there on the table for Eielson, it doesn't bring any of that assistance to the communities.

I appreciate that. Thank you, Director.

We have seen a 38-percent reduction in the number of veterans who are tasked to travel outside of the State for care.

I would certainly hope that individual has been recognized for his persistence, standing up for the Constitution.

I think it's important that we be looking to the various alternatives that do exist.

Many up north feel that the Air Force, since it was not able to get this proposal through the BRAC Commission, is simply trying to accomplish this through a different means.

Have we identified how much will actually be saved, where that comes from, whether it's in personnel reductions or from infrastructure cost reductions?

I'm concerned that what it looks like is we're trying to break Eielson down in small pieces to put it in a situation where it really doesn't stand on its own.

So that would be considered on a case-by-case basis?

As Americans face steeply rising energy costs, it's important that this subcommittee ensure that the agencies that sit before us today have the resources that they need and the right policies are in place to maximize domestic production…