we don't want to put undue burdens on localities.

I couldn't agree with you more and your statement about seeking energy independence and also making sure we stop the exporting of dollars and jobs that are related to our dependence on foreign sources of energy.

It has got to be something that we do in a timely fashion to make sure we are developing those sources to transition to that next generation of energy.

I think we are all on the same page as having an all-of-the-above energy policy here for the United States.

So, I think the funding and the efforts there become even more critical for us to make sure those opportunities are available.

I think this is a great way for us to accomplish that.

I am interested in your comment earlier when you talked about securing full funding and dedicated sources of funding for our Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Any study must have limited, achievable objectives to avoid becoming swamped in unmanageable data, a caution well applied to congressional studies.

This is, I think, a very, very important effort as we go forth with trying to make sure we know what the PME system needs to provide and the JPME system needs to provide to our men and women in uniform.

We have learned some significant lessons in Iraq.

Indeed, DOD's response to the Gansler Commission recommendations have been comprehensive, and it is beginning to have the desired effect.