Madeleine Bordallo

Had to make some difficult decisions to defer modernizing some of our training facilities to ensure that we could sustain the capabilities we have already fielded.

Guam is anxiously awaiting the arrival of the marines from Okinawa. And, as the people of Guam say, you liberated us during World War II, so this will be a homecoming.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for arranging this hearing on our infrastructure and its effect on readiness.

I do think we are ready to step it up and once and for all wipe out this barbarian group.

I really think that, you know, it is going beyond what we ever expected.

The entire world is on alert. The American people are on edge.

We have to step up or accelerate our strategies, with the assistance of our allies, of course.

I am an advocate for the Council management of our Nation's fisheries that take into account flexibility for local fisheries and local conditions.

Thank you very much, Admiral. And I yield back, Mr. Chairman.

We must reset our readiness that has been degraded by years of constant engagement and high operational tempo, and ensure a stable and a predictable funding stream is available for these programs.

I am hopeful that the O-FRP and your plans with the shipyards can be implemented in a timely manner and will not suffer under a continuing resolution [CR] government shutdown, or sequestration-level budgets.

I am concerned about the continued degradation of the workforces in some private shipyards.

We have learned a lot over the past 14 years of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq about the need to securely link ISR data with responsive firepower and access to the command and control network.

What can the Air Force and DOD do to more clearly articulate a long-term enterprise view for the LRS-B?

The LRS-B will have a much higher per-unit cost than our current fighter aircraft.

I feel these cuts will further exacerbate some of the problems we're discussing today.

Again, I want to thank my colleague, Mr. Simpson, for sponsoring this very important piece of legislation. I ask my colleagues to help support H.R. 1138, and I yield back the balance of my time.

The life of a territorial delegate in the U.S. Congress is the most frustrating job you would have ever expected it to be.

Like our brothers and our sisters in Puerto Rico, the people of Guam aspire to determine our political future, and fully exercise our right to self-determination.

I commend Mr. Pierluisi, who has worked diligently to advance self-determination efforts, and who champions Puerto Rico's issues here in Congress.

I urge this committee to give due consideration to the views of the people of Puerto Rico on this issue.

You certainly have tremendous challenges on your shoulders, and I thank you for your service.

Climate change is a threat multiplier that makes unstable security situations bad, and bad situations worse, across the world.

Because of the NEPA process, the people of Guam were able to influence agency decisions regarding the volume of military personnel, the placement and construction of facilities, the impact of invasive species, and the preservation of…

I think it is important to highlight how the NEPA process was extremely critical in shaping Federal actions regarding the military buildup on Guam.