Kit Bond: “We want to know how--I mean, are we wasting money on HOME. I thought that HOME was going to do that.”

That means you would often have the unenviable task of determining whether or not there are such violations.

I believe strongly we take for granted our defense base will always be there, maintaining capacity and innovation to keep the United States and our warfighters second to none.

I would humbly suggest that you put more, not less, in the force structure for the Guard, which is a bargain for our military defense.

This pragmatic decision will help address larger fighter shortfalls in the Navy, save the taxpayer over $500 million.