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Haley Maria Stevens is a U.S. Representative for Michigan's 11th congressional district, serving since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she has focused on issues related to education, technology, and public health during her time in office. Stevens has a background in education and has worked to advance policies that support innovation and economic growth in her district. She has been vocal about the importance of scientific integrity and public health, often addressing critical issues that affect her constituents.
In addition to that, there is $45 billion in specific service accounts that are in fact going to be used in Iraq. So we are not dealing with something where there is no money provided. There is $45 billion in specific unit accounts where…
My staff informs me that the Senator has the numbers turned around. There were $15 billion, of which $4 billion have been used. We are certifying there are $11 billion left now.
Does the Senator recall that in the 2003 budget request President Bush asked for $10 billion for contingency operations for defense emergency response funds for Afghanistan, the war on terrorism, and the activities that were going on at…
I would like to get into this debate some kind of a balance with regard to how we are doing it. The Senator has the right to send a request to the President saying it ``should'' be done in a different way. But to say it ``must'' be done a…
The so-called bug-to-drug program has an official name. The official name is the Engineered Pathogen Identification Program. Its goal is to identify and protect soldiers from both unknown and genetically engineered pathogens, such as…
The language clearly foresees that the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs will work closely with the service Surgeons General and the Institute of Medicine to develop and conduct a sensible, objective, and fair analysis of…
Yes, the Senator from Vermont is correct. The committee is seeking to determine alternative ways to fund increases in these kinds of projects, but not undermine the effectiveness of ongoing programs. The committee has received numerous…
We are going to take a close look at this problem and see what is or isn't being done to address it and take corrective action if necessary.
In an effort to ensure full compliance with Congress's intent to fully fund the non-line of sight cannon program, the Senate Appropriations Committee has designated the program as a congressional special interest and appropriated funding…
The committee also notes the importance and value of the efforts of the Advanced Power Transformation Office and encourages the Air Force to continue funding and support for this important initiative.
This new program is already proving to be a highly-efficient means of addressing the Department's needs for the digitization of DoD manuals, and we would expect the Defense Department to employ every legal authority at its disposal to…
I agree. The war in Iraq demonstrated the important of having the highly-mobile maintenance capability that the digitization of DoD manuals enabled our forces to employ. For many years, the Senator and I have shared a concern about the…
The money to pay the salaries for everyone in Iraq is in this bill. The money to pay for operations is in this bill. The problem is the special money for the deployment costs were in the supplemental which we already passed. There was more…
The difficulty is the current practice is 180 days but none of these people, to my knowledge, have been over there 180 days yet. This operation has not been ongoing for 180 days. There may, however, be people deployed previously in this…
Not quite. We do not interpret it that way. It goes further than existing law. Existing law says the units can be deployed for no more than 180 days but under the current law, the time and preparing for that deployment and the time after…
The Senator used the word ``redeployment,'' which is another matter. Deployment is limited to 180 days. There is currently no limit on the number of deployments, as I understand it. The problem that I and the Senator from Hawaii discussed…
They are subject to the same law. I am told the standard rotation period is 180 days. Those days do not include any preparation or recovery time. The units are typically mobilized for 230 days or more to complete the 180-day requirement…
Currently, I believe there is a 6-month deployment limit, but they do not charge against that deployment period the time necessary to get them ready to go over, or the time they use in demobilization when they get back.
I do not know the current component, Mr. President, but we did see some reservists and Guard people in Kosovo when we were there. We visited Fort Bonnsteel. We saw them in Bosnia, and we saw them in Afghanistan. I am specifically told the…
Under the total force concept, there could be National Guardsmen and Reserve in any of the units deployed overseas.
I, too, will do everything I can to support this critical work as we draft the Fiscal Year 04 Energy and Water Development Act.
I am informed this amendment has been discussed with the Department of Education and at this time, the best I can say is I am willing to accept the amendment and take it to conference. This is the first time we have seen the amendment, and…
I remarked today at the hearing that we had in the Appropriations Committee on the Interior appropriations bill, 2.2 million acres of my State burned last year. We have a series of very devastating fires going already. One of the worst…
As Memorial Day approaches, our Nation reflects upon the courage and heroism of our Armed Forces. During this time of reflection, I hope the Congress and the Nation remember those who defended Alaska during World War II. The Aleutian…
According to the Treasury Department, the statutory limit on the national debt needs to be raised. The amendment I offered yesterday would have increased the debt limit so as to avoid the risk of a default. I understand the concerns that…
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