National Guard. Department of Defense. Defense Dollars. Mortgage Revenue Bonds.
1- Last week the Pentagon announced its plans to make major cuts to the National Guard and Reserve. What has been the reaction to this on Capitol Hill?; 2- The Defense Department says these cuts are necessary to save defense dollars. You argue...
Courter, Jim. Byron, Beverly. Meridian Naval Air Station. Christopher, Warren. Bosnia and Hercegovina.
1- Defense Base Closure Commission Chairman Jim Courter and Commissioner Beverly Byron went to Meridian’s Naval Air Station on May 7. You toured the base with the commissioners. What was your impression of how it went?; 2- While everyone...
Defense Base Closure Committee. Corpus Christi Naval Air Station. Meridian Naval Air Station.
1- The Defense Base Closure Commission met on Friday and voted to add Corpus Christi Naval Air Station to the list of bases to be considered for closure or realignment. What is your reaction to that move?; 2- How important has the work of the Navy...
Defense Base Closure Commission. Meridian Naval Air Station.
1- Last week the Defense Base Closure Commission voted to take NAS Meridian off the closure list. You worked hard to save the base. What was your reaction after the vote?; 2- You were on the front row at every commission hearing and you took...
West, Togo. National Guard. Clinton, Bill. Line Item Veto. Farm Legislation.
1- A few weeks ago, Army Secretary Togo West said that a study of the military found very few cases of extremists. Do you think this is an accurate description of today’s military?; 2- A recent Editorial in the Washington Post suggested that one...
Speaking with Representative Molinari of Staten Island, New York; 1- The House has now acted on this issue by accepting the recommendations of the Base Closure Commission. Looking back on it now, what do you think of the process? Do you think it...
Speaking with Representative Molinari of Staten Island, New York; 1- The House has now acted on this issue by accepting the recommendations of the Base Closure Commission. Looking back on it now, what do you think of the process? Do you think it...