John Boozman

But it seems like there is almost complete agreement here that the mechanism that the EU has chosen to solve the problem as they see it is not reasonable, it is unreasonable. I think that it's illegal.

My concern is, you know, that we have a culture somewhat that just is difficult to deal with these things.

So do you have authority over DOD, also, or just VA?

I think the point that you made, Madam Chair, about if we could really give these folks a realistic idea of what is going on...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and we appreciate all of you being here, and a special welcome to our two new members.

The safety of the children is the paramount issue.

The GSA evidently is a very troubled agency.

There is something amiss here?

But is it more a cultural thing, or this has been going on so long that it is business as usual?

I think this is something that we are all united on, going forward and finding out exactly what has happened and punishing those who are at fault.

I thank the Senator from Illinois. Again, I was making the point that as we go to these African countries that want American products, whether it is the newest country in Africa, South Sudan, or the older countries, and we need to have the…

The backlog, in some cases, is tremendous because of lack of resources.

We all have some frustration that we haven't perhaps outwardly moved as far forward as we'd like to on the 2009 report.

And so I agree, you have to have the collaboration to get that done, and then, you have the good science to back it up.

I feel very strongly about this, not only because the field of forensic science is critically important to upholding our nation's criminal justice system, but also because the forensic sciences are a vital element in supporting homeland…

This is such a high stakes thing, and this is so important that we get this right.

It does seem like that's an integral part of the whole thing, that it's something else.

Do we need a group like that combined with maybe a group of the guys out in the field some sort of panel there to make sure that the collaboration continues and somebody's responsible?

I agree totally. The other thing is that I hope that you would work, you know, closely with the Transition Assistance Program.

We really do appreciate your service to your country which has been outstanding, and I enjoyed visiting yesterday and just getting to know you a little bit personally.

It seems it would make sense that the forests we manage as a country would be eligible to be used by another agency of our Government.

I agree with you totally. That is certainly a consideration.

I think we all agree that the climate is changing. The question is what is causing that, so that is really the sticking point.

How much more is our electricity bill going to be in 2025 than it is now?

Following up on the Chairman's questioning, by 2025 DOD says it is going to generate 25 percent of its electricity from renewable sources.