John W. Olver: “I rise in support of MILCON veto override. Most of the projects on the President's cancellation list were in the…”

“I rise in support of MILCON veto override. Most of the projects on the President's cancellation list were in the Pentagon's future years defense plan. All of them are executable this fiscal year. Three of the projects were Air Force Reserve projects, and together they represent 50 percent of the Air Force Reserve's construction budget for fiscal year 1998. While the active Air Force and the Air National Guard have suffered some cuts over the last few years, the Air Force Reserve's MILCON Program is literally being driven out of existence. The President's fiscal year 1999 budget submission includes only one new Air Force Reserve project. One project. That's it. Enough is enough. The MILCON bill was the only appropriations bill where fiscal year 1998 spending was below fiscal year 1997. I urge all of my colleagues to support motion to override.”