Joseph T. Burns said "I believe the military construction budget is not being adequately funded. We have never recovered from the reductions that were made in anticipation of the base realignments and closures. I want to give the Pentagon fair warning. During this period of troop reductions and base closures throughout the United States and the world, we should have been dramatically modernizing our defense infrastructure. It is no longer business as usual. We must address these mounting deficiencies. First, the conferees approved $2.5 billion for implementation of the base realignment and closure decisions. This amount includes $1.2 billion for the 1995 round. There is also $776 million for environmental cleanup of these facilities. We have now funded the majority of BRAC requirements. Now we must make sure these funds are being correctly spent." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 5, 1996

I believe the military construction budget is not being adequately funded. We have never recovered from the reductions that were made in anticipation of the base realignments and closures. I want to give the Pentagon fair warning. During this period of troop reductions and base closures throughout the United States and the world, we should have been dramatically modernizing our defense infrastructure. It is no longer business as usual. We must address these mounting deficiencies. First, the conferees approved $2.5 billion for implementation of the base realignment and closure decisions. This amount includes $1.2 billion for the 1995 round. There is also $776 million for environmental cleanup of these facilities. We have now funded the majority of BRAC requirements. Now we must make sure these funds are being correctly spent.

Said by

Joseph T. Burns

Ohio

Source

govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the military construction appropriations bill for fiscal year 1997.

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