William L. Enyart: “I assured them that, just as they have stood by us in Iraq and in Afghanistan for the last dozen years, that we would…”

I will just close out with saying, Mr. Garamendi, thank you for the time this evening. I think this has been a true team effort from manufacturers and business groups, labor unions, port authorities, and the Agriculture Committee. You…

So what you are talking about then is taking what is essentially waste products now, turning them into valuable economic opportunities and increasing good job opportunities in rural America?

How can we maintain an operational reserve force if they don't have the same equipment to train with as their brothers and sisters in the active component?

Should not we be increasing the end strength of the Guard in the face of fiscal constraints?