Thad Cochran: “I wonder whether or not you can give us some idea about when the construction, or reconstruction, of that center might…”

I understand that the Army's unfunded requirements list includes a $3.1 billion increase in end strength beyond the fiscal year 2017 NDAA mandate.

Mr. Chairman, let me join you in congratulating our panel here and the participation you're bringing to this challenge.

Ensuring that the Corps has adequate funding to meet its responsibilities is a high priority of mine.

And I plan to use my best efforts to identify the areas that we can make improvements in, and take a hard look, but at the same time realize we need to get a bill.