Madeleine Bordallo

Would there be any way that we could lift these restrictions on the spending of these funds?

I think it is an indication of the government of Japan's commitment to the alliance and the changes necessary to make the alliance endure for the future.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank General Fraser and Admiral McRaven for their leadership and service to our great country.

What is the timeline for these improvements, and how is the condition and the operating status of MOTCO affecting your readiness?

The dry dock is necessary.

I really believe the U.S. needs to take a more proactive role and spend a little diplomatic capital to right the situation.

I am a strong proponent of this initiative, and I believe that it is the cornerstone of the rebalance effort, and it enhances our bilateral relations with Japan.

Oh, thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I always appreciate that because Guam is a small place and it is not mentioned very often.

The shutdown has negatively impacted Guam's tourism economy for something that could have been avoided entirely by passing a clean CR.

With the exception of the pay freeze, these are all choices the Department is guilty of making.

It is clear that the challenge you face in implementing this provision of POMA would not exist if the Department were compliant with these requirements.

Well, thank you very much, and thank you for your long service with the National Guard.

We cannot continue to hold the debt ceiling hostage to unrelated matters.

We cannot continue to cherry-pick departments and agencies that we want to keep open.

If we could just vote on a clean continuing resolution [CR].

We have the votes to pass a clean CR.

If we don't increase the debt ceiling, the impact on our military will be unprecedented.

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

It is the responsibility of Congress to ensure the Defense Department has the necessary resources.

Congress has the ability but not the desire to fix sequestration.

The government shutdown was completely avoidable.

Sequestration is detrimental to our military readiness and is completely unnecessary.

Will your component take into account instances in which contractor personnel in the management headquarters workforce should be reduced because they are performing inappropriate functions?

In recent correspondence, House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Young expressed concern to Secretary Hagel that the Pentagon's planned cuts for headquarters were focused disproportionately on the civilians and the military…

As a co-chair of the House Long Range Strike Caucus, I want to know how you intend to protect funding for the NextGen bomber?