I am very interested in finding out about.

I do commend the National Park Service for undertaking some pretty basic kinds of steps to put in place training, including a very needed ethics training.

Well clearly this is not something that is going to change overnight, so obviously we are going to continue our oversight inquiries as to how you are doing, what further resources you need.

The President proposes to cut funding to NPS by almost $400 million and approximately 1,200 people would lose their jobs.

Unless Congress can achieve a broad and bipartisan agreement to repeal or modify the BCA, any approval of the $12 billion increase for the Navy and Marine Corps will trigger sequestration of a similar amount in domestic programs.

When you are talking about infrastructure, you are talking about the movement of a number of our troops from Futenma to Guam and recycling through Australia and eventually to Hawaii.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I would like to ask you how are you incorporating the shift to the Asia-Pacific as you consider expanding the fleet to deploy the number of ships you need?

It has been long enough and the time for leadership is certainly now.

Funding for critical programs, both defense and non-defense, is not an either/or proposition.

The mindless cuts to defense and non-defense programs brought by sequestration were meant to be so bad that Congress would move forward or would be forced to find an alternative way forward.