Kit Bond: “This hearings is critical to developing the budget priorities for FEMA, especially the new priorities that are central…”

You mentioned that you are still confident in the official $5.8 billion estimate or whatever it was that OMB came up with.

to quote an earlier comment by Senator Bond, "skin in the game"

This program is too important to our veterans to push aside for another day or in order to fund another initiative.

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.