Political Quotes

“We have completed the GAO reviews of the DOD list and reported findings to the President and defense committees. That was done July 1. We are in the process and the Commission is having a series of hearings all across the country. The Commission sends its recommendations to the President on September 8. Thereafter, the President reviews the recommendations of the Secretary of Defense and the Commission's list of recommendations and reports to the Congress. That is September 23. Then the Commission may submit a revised list in response to the President's request no later than October 20. And the final date for the President to approve and submit the BRAC list to the Congress, or the process is terminated, is November 7. So that frames the current timetable. Now, as I look over the Senator's--and I will go first to page 2, the section entitled: ``Actions Required Before Base Closure Round.'' The actions referred to in subsection (a)-- And that is essentially the timetable I have recounted here-- are the following actions: (A) The complete analysis, consideration, and, where appropriate, implementation by the Secretary of Defense of the recommendations of the Commission on Review of Overseas Military Facility Structure of the United States. I draw your attention to the word ``implementation.'' Now, this report, if finished, will be released August 15.…”