I am proposing the relocation of AFRICOM headquarter stateside.

Amid the challenging budgetary situation now facing the U.S. military, opportunities for significant cost savings have been identified in AFRICOM's operations.

The office found no--and I want to repeat no--substantiating evidence or rationale for the DOD's decision to keep AFRICOM headquarters in Germany.

The Government Accountability Office, GAO, reported that the transfer would save $60 million to $70 million annually.

Additionally, GAO estimated that the move would create 4,300 U.S.-based jobs and infuse $350 million to $450 million into the local economy.

I think we are starting to see that now, as we look at one of the most explosive places today on the globe.

I think that if the American taxpayer really knew about this... they would have a big problem with it.

I am actually here to thank both of you for your strong support of Lajes Air Base.

I have been fighting these extremists for more than a decade in Congress, and as long as I am elected I will continue to keep up this fight.

If the Governor hasn't figured out what new storage projects have to be built, then I think that any storage that is talked about--and I think everybody in this crowd needs to understand this--that it is only used to pacify those of us who…

You could build tunnels, you could build canals, you could build dams, but the problem remains that if the Federal laws aren't changed, those could all go unused like they are today.