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Joel Hefley: “I live in Colorado Springs and we love Fort Carson on the outskirts of Colorado Springs. It has a live-fire range and we…”

On the recordMarch 29, 2000
I live in Colorado Springs and we love Fort Carson on the outskirts of Colorado Springs. It has a live-fire range and we are continually working to make sure that we do not build up around that live-fire range and impinge upon it, because not only do we love Fort Carson, but if they need to train with a live-fire range, we want them to have it. The people in Puerto Rico seem to love Roosevelt Roads, but they do not the live fire. If we do not have the live fire, we do not need Roosevelt Roads; and we ought to close Roosevelt Roads if we are not going to have a live fire range. The Navy has spent the last 2 years trying to convince me that we need desperately this range and that we should not do anything to impinge upon that. I hope Members will support the amendment.
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Joel Hefley
Republican · Colorado
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of live-fire training ranges and the potential closure of Roosevelt Roads.

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