Madeleine Bordallo: “We certainly did learn a great deal, and it was disturbing to hear how, you know, sequestration is going to affect our…”

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And I hope you don't extract this from my 5 minutes, but there is a native of Guam in the audience today, and I am very proud of her.

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 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…

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.