Madeleine Bordallo: “The invasion by these snakes has led to changes in our environment, destroying native bird, bat, and lizard populations…”

I look forward to hearing how you believe it will be different this time.

If we are going to rebuild readiness, we need to ensure that the depot maintenance accounts are fully funded to meet the requirement.

I have long stated that just as important as it is to provide our service members with new, modernized equipment, we must fully maintain the assets that we already have.

I am concerned that in a year where readiness has been cited as the Department's top priority, the Department's budget request falls well short of meeting the total depot maintenance requirement for the Army and the Marine Corps.