01/14/2009
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"Would it help you as the next Commandant if we would go ahead and get these bills on the President's desk for his signature before the end of the fiscal year?"
"Your testimony before the committee today, your best judgment to Congress, is that the numbers that we project for 2015 will be adequate to provide security during that calendar year; is that correct?"
"I want you to be able to look us in the eye on this committee, General, and assure us that not $1 of MILCON is going to be needed to accomplish this move."
"Americans' right to dependable 911 service in times of emergency is a top priority. Lives absolutely depend on it."