Pete Sessions: “I thank Senator Hutchison so much for her leadership on this important matter. While she is here, I wish to ask the…”

“I thank Senator Hutchison so much for her leadership on this important matter. While she is here, I wish to ask the Senator a few questions about the situation in which we find ourselves. I believe it was the year before last that we voted, after much anguish and concern and fear by local communities, to go forward with the BRAC, which is the Base Realignment and Closure Commission. Nobody was sure how that would come out and whether some of our bases would be closed. When the dust settled and the long process concluded, a number of bases were closed. At the same time, we are also closing facilities around the world and bringing back more of our troops that are deployed around the world. Isn't it true that the continuing resolution that is proposed would take 55 percent, or $3.1 billion, out of a little over $5 billion that was set aside to carry this forward? Isn't that correct?”