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Madeleine Bordallo

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Madeleine Bordallo is a Democratic politician who served as the Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Guam from 2003 to 2019. During her tenure, she focused on issues such as military affairs, education, and health care, advocating for the interests of Guam and its residents. Bordallo was the first woman to represent Guam in Congress, and she played a significant role in promoting the island's economic development and environmental protection initiatives. She was known for her commitment to improving the quality of life for the people of Guam and worked to secure federal funding for various local projects.

Quotes by year · 2003–2018792 total · peak 2012 (154)
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Sep 17, 2013

I know the Air Force has been challenged with modernization needs.

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Sep 17, 2013

Are your component's answers to those questions regarding the size and cost of service contractors reliable, comprehensive, and well-informed?

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Sep 17, 2013

When will that inventory be complete and how is it being used to inform the Pentagon's budget-cutting efforts?

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Sep 17, 2013

What assurance can you provide that the headquarters cuts and cuts generally undertaken by the Department will take into account contractors as well as civilians and military?

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Sep 17, 2013

I supported an Andrews amendment to the FY14 NDAA at the House markup to extend a cap on service contracting by two additional years.

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Sep 17, 2013

I want to know that we will begin to see tangible actions that support our statements emphasizing our support in the region.

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Sep 17, 2013

The OSD Organizational Review is intended to achieve a 20% cut in total headquarters budgets.

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Sep 17, 2013

Will the Army continue to use BMM consistent with the commitments Secretary McHugh made in his correspondence?

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Sep 17, 2013

To what extent will your component generate savings in management headquarters workforce spending through insourcing, consistent with 10 USC 2463?

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Sep 17, 2013

How can we achieve greater transparency over service contract costs so that we can impose and actually enforce caps and cuts in service contract spending?

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Sep 17, 2013

I am concerned that our commitment may appear to be nothing more than rhetoric to our allies in the region.

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Sep 17, 2013

To what extent in FY12 did the Army over-execute spending on service contracts and under-execute spending on civilian personnel?

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Sep 17, 2013

The Army's historic leadership on the inventory of contract services does the Army great credit.

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Sep 17, 2013

Are non-civilian personnel involved in making recommendations for reductions in total headquarters budgets? If so, how have the inevitable conflicts of interests been addressed?

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Sep 17, 2013

Both the Congress and the Administration have identified instances in which contractor personnel are inappropriately performing functions that are inherently governmental.

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Sep 10, 2013

The MSA rebuilding requirements established in 1996 and 2006 have been responsible for the recovery of 33 depleted stocks.

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Sep 9, 2013

If it depends on honesty, I am not so sure this proposal would ever materialize.

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Sep 9, 2013

I am supportive of limited military intervention against Syria.

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Jul 31, 2013

I hope that our discussion today about Limited Maintenance Resources in the Navy's nonnuclear Surface Force will encourage members of both parties to get leadership back to the table in a meaningful way.

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Jul 31, 2013

Cuts to defense and other discretionary programs will have significant negative impacts on the long-term economic growth of the country.

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Jul 31, 2013

I am disappointed we are not having a more robust discussion in Congress about how to solve sequestration.

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Jul 31, 2013

It is the action by Congress that is necessary to restore readiness and end sequestration.

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Jul 31, 2013

Sequestration, in my opinion, is extremely detrimental for a full economic recovery in our country.

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Jul 31, 2013

I am disappointed that we haven't had a more robust discussion on how we can solve sequestration.

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