Madeleine Bordallo: “Our lease to utilize the transit center at Manas as part of the Northern Distribution Network is slated to end in 2014.”

I am concerned that the Army is standing up a four-star organization with up to three lieutenant generals as deputies without a clearly defined command relationship.

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

I think it is fair to ask if the Army is, in fact, just creating more overhead that will further slow an already cumbersome process.

I wish to mention that I have enjoyed working with Mr. McClintock of California on these Natural Resources bills. It was a joy to have bipartisanship. Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I yield back the balance of my time. Mr…