Political Quotes

“In a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee on April 25, I asked the Secretary of the Army, John McHugh, if he could give me an idea of what the excess capacity is for Army installations in the United States. The Secretary informed me that the last study was done in 2004, and it found that the excess capacity was at 20 percent. He stated that the number would probably be much higher today but that he had no way of knowing since Congress had prohibited him from using any funds to study the issue further. Mr. Speaker, I will move an amendment when the National Defense Authorization Act comes to the House floor that will direct the Secretary of Defense to determine what the current excess capacity is so that we will know the potential savings from doing another Base Realignment and Closure Commission. I support the administration and its call for another Base Realignment and Closure Commission in 2015. Every dollar wasted in the Defense budget is a dollar that is not spent on defending our Nation. I ask that my colleagues in the House support my amendment when it comes to the floor. ____________________”