Kay Granger

I would like to talk to you about the Sustainable Community Investment grant program.

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I think cuts are shortsighted in many cases.

We have got to stop it.

I would just suggest that.

But you are considering all your options?

I am going to tell you, I am just a real straightforward person. I asked a question, and I believed the answer.

I expressed concerns directly to you about the Air Force plan to relocate Air Force Electronic Warfare Simulator.

So I do not have a question. That is just my observation and concern.

The plan is to move that out of Texas to Montana, without trained pilots, so there will be a time when it will be a poor use of taxpayer dollars.

I do not agree with the answer, but the C-130s in Texas do cover the Gulf States.

There is no justification for moving the assets of an established, well-functioning, and experienced unit from Texas.

there has to be leadership that says here are the problems that we are experiencing, and now how are we going to resolve those?

I haven't had good experience with the Air Force and due diligence.

We are very sympathetic up here. But there are Members of Congress that are saying this is what is going to happen.

I hope that any alternatives and adjustments proposed by the Air Guard are given serious considerations.

According to the Governors of the Gulf States--Gulf Coast States, they do not agree, and they say losing the C-130s takes away an essential asset for saving the lives of Gulf Coast State citizens.

If the Guard operates at a third of the cost of the Active Duty Force, why would it not be more effective to have the Guard perform those missions in Europe?

Cutting off aid, and therefore cutting ourselves off from them, means that the next generation won't have that benefit.

I wholeheartedly agree with his comments. And I am very concerned that the Air Force's proposed cuts to the National Guard are not consistent with the Secretary of Defense's statement.

Thank you very much for yielding to me and thank you for the time where we get to talk about women and our seniors. Women have made great strides in the workforce and in politics-- actually, in all areas of life. But while we've had our…

Thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, I want to talk a little bit about my experience balancing budgets because I had to manage many different kinds of budgets, and some all at the same time. As a business owner for 23 years, I had to balance…

The Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs will come to order.