"The United States and the Government of Japan have begun official talks to address the 2006 Realignment Roadmap for Okinawa and Guam."
"The Air Force Reserve provides 20 percent of the Air Force capability with only 4 percent of the total Air Force budget."
"The Air National Guard provides 35 percent of the Air Force's capability with 6 percent of the budget."
"Given the new requirements imposed on the Navy by the Pacific realignment, does this mean that the Navy plans to defer or eliminate previously programmed projects?"
"I'm very disappointed with the meager budget request for the Air Force Reserve."
"Guard and Reserve units have served admirably in Iraq and Afghanistan, and after a decade of war, it is important that we continue to make MILCON investments that will preserve the unit cohesiveness a..."
"the fiscal year 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) prohibits the Navy from obligating funds in Guam provided by the Government of Japan until certain roadmap conditions are met."
"Better collaboration between the VA and IHS is essential to ensuring that vets that live on reservations or in tribal villages do not fall through the cracks."
"Our current level of dependence on oil, no matter where it is from, subjects us to the price volatility of world oil markets."
"The administration has been focusing on a broad energy policy to address high-energy costs which includes expanded domestic oil and gas production, alternative fuels, and energy efficiency."
"Given major scientific discoveries recently announced in the field of high-energy physics, it is more important than ever that the U.S. invest in a domestic underground research facility in which we c..."