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...
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It is incumbent upon this commission to ensure that the Department of Defense's closure and realignment recommendations, especially those pertaining to the Air National Guard, do not undermine the unique mission responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security.
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it is now time for me to move on to fresh opportunities and different challenges.
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It keeps offices open in areas that would have a tremendous economic impact,
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gold standard by which the country should measure shipyards.
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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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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,
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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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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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At the end of the day, if you don't have end-strength reductions, you don't have any military savings,
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I fail to see at this point how you could arrive at the figures they arrived at. We're going through this effort to save money from excess capacity to modernize forces. If the savings aren't there, and it costs money to do this on top of all the economic upheaval, why are we doing this?
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In parts, we concur with their recommendations. In other areas, we're making some changes,
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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.
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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.