homeland security is an issue, but the thing we have to worry about is the overflow that is causing us to shut down our operational people at the border, and it is only going to get worse.

We want to make sure that our warriors and our beneficiaries have proper care.

What role does the availability of the workforce skilled in munition response have to--in the Department's ability to be along cleanup?

I have been out there for the last 2 weeks meeting with leaders, meeting with communities.

We need to decide--I need to know from Secretary Mullen and Lieutenant General Place, we have little confidence that beneficiary care will not be negatively impacted by the reduction in medical billets.

We are very, very proud of our National Guard in Texas, and that TPAC means a lot to us.

No, there has been no divestment of any of our Navy medical billets.

Good news is, according to the Chief of Staff of the Army, 24 of the Army's signature modernization programs will be in the hands of soldiers in 2023.

We are also working very closely with the multidomain task forces so that, once that is developed, the National Guard will be included to develop one of those units as well.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I want to talk about something that is kind of a current event for those of us who are at Fort Hood.