Anthony Principi
Anthony Principi
Anthony Joseph Principiwas the fourth United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs. He was appointed by President George W. Bush on January 23, 2001, and resigned on January 26, 2005. He is currently a lobbyist for Pfizer and chairman of QTC Management, a company that works on contracts for the Veterans Affairs Department...
military
At the end of the day, if you don't have end-strength reductions, you don't have any military savings,
argument buy
I still don't buy their argument about savings.
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The submarine base is more than piers and parking spaces for nuclear subs, ... tragic.
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proposals to restructure military infrastructure against the human and painful impact of those proposals.
certainly
This is certainly one of the most significant recommendations to come before the commission.
decisions fair reached
We reached our decisions through open, fair and non-partisan process.
air apply national questions regard
We have real questions with regard to some of the recommendations as they apply to the Air National Guard.
answer gulf persian
We haven't been able to find an answer to the Persian Gulf Syndrome,
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the premiere public shipyard. It should be the gold standard by which we should measure other shipyards. Their ability to turn around subs quicker than any other shipyard, thereby saving the Navy (money), was significantly noted.
concur
In parts, we concur with their recommendations. In other areas, we're making some changes,
commission decisions proud reached submitted
I am proud of the recommendations the commission submitted to the president, ... We reached our decisions through an open, fair, non-partisan process.
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I, too, strongly support this amendment ... it is a superb depot and they are doing a great job in this period of war.
building close military nation society support
It's important for our nation that our military and our society be close together. That's important for democracy. And it's important for recruiting. It's important for retention. It's important for building support for our engagements overseas.
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The commission went to extraordinary lengths to ensure the soundness, correctness and integrity of the base realignment and closure process and to fulfill our commitment to transparency, honesty and fairness for all,