Madeleine Bordallo: “What can you tell us about successes to address corruption? And do you believe that these efforts will actually address…”

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.

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

The cost of electricity for Puerto Rico residents is nearly twice the national average, while at the same time their GDP per capita and median household income are just half that of the mainland United States.