Madeleine Bordallo: “I want to say good morning to Governor Tulafono. We go back a long ways.”

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.

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 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.

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