I support the Navy's emphasis on quality of life facilities.

Are you looking in your QDR about the difficulties that clearly we are facing with Pinon Canyon?

I don't see the wisdom of this policy, and especially since the subcommittee has a history of not allowing congressional inserts unless the project is a validated DOD requirement in a FYDP.

I hope that we can have a bipartisan bill that really focuses on the two major issues and that is safety, which is Number 1, and NextGen.

We have a tremendous opportunity over the next few months to make great strides toward modernizing our air traffic control system.

We cannot expect stakeholders to support NextGen and the investment necessary if the FAA cannot demonstrate the benefits of modernization.

Passing an FAA bill should be a priority for this Congress.

So what then would be the timetable? If there is nothing in this year's budget request for generic military construction for that headquarters, what would then be the timetable for putting it into the FYDP or into a future budget?

I thought that we should be increasing our military construction and moving it up.

What effect will the stopping at 45 have on the statement of the commander at EUCOM?

It would be part of the expectation of this committee and Congress that you would have a plan B.

I hope today's discussions with the Army and Air Force addresses how the Department intends to complete all of the BRAC recommended actions before the statutory deadline of September 30, 2011.