Political Quotes

“I thank you for allowing me to have the extra 5 minutes. I thank the Senator from Maryland. This is a serious issue. The Department of Defense says they are trying to cut back on military spending, and this is a place that would be very important, because if we are going to have accompanied service people, more in Korea now, we have got to accommodate those families. There will be a longer duration of mission, and we have got to accommodate them. There is going to be a cost, and we have not even seen the cost estimates for that yet. We should take a pause on this German MILCON until we know if that is the right thing for our global strategy. I thank the Senator from Maryland for accommodating me on the time. There will be further discussion, I assure you. I ask unanimous consent that the summary from the GAO report be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC, September 13, 2010. Subject: Defense planning: DOD needs to review the costs and benefits of basing alternatives for Army forces in Europe. Hon. Daniel K. Inouye, Chairman, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate. Hon. Tim Johnson, Chairman, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate.…”