William L. Enyart: “Sequestration was a bad idea to begin with, and it is a worse idea as we go forward”

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?

I assured them that, just as they have stood by us in Iraq and in Afghanistan for the last dozen years, that we would stand by our NATO commitments.

I am a firm believer that the Guard is a battle-tested, cost-effective force capable of providing the surge capacity we need in time of conflict.