Deployments and we ended up producing hours and getting that next set of deployers ready to go we ended up delaying the deployment of carrier. When you talk about the Global Response force our ability to train our folks and their ability to have that next set ready is very much tied to the budgetary topline. Right now we have two carriers ready to go. We always have two to go. We are building up to a larger Surge Capacity but clearly with sequestration our ability to maintain that projection force generation is significantly challenged. Sir we have a designated Global Response force out of the 82nd Airborne Division that is ready to go and prepare to go. What i would say though is because of the fact that we have less forward station capability out of the army now the importance of Global Response force has increased significantly. Unfortunately i think it goes beyond damages the ability for the second airborne to force entry operations anywhere in the world. I go back to general dunfo
An Army Aviation Restructuring Initiative both of those combine to be 6 billion. If we dont get those reforms. Were going to have to find 6 billion, and find another half a billion for brac, thats who it costs every year for excess infrastructure. If we dont get those things, were going to have to find that money somewhere. Great thank you. For navy and marine corps, it is slowing down the growth of pay and compensation. Its we simply have to do that. We are at the point where were choosing between keeping people or getting them the tools that they need to do their job. And i think that the proposals that have been put forward are reasonable, theyre sound. And from talking to sailors and marines around the world they are the thing that concerns them the most is certainty. And the concern about sequester and whether they will have the tools to do the job that they joined the navy and marine corps to do. Congressman, in addition you heard me with the compensation reforms, i agree with br
Rule. Each amendment shall be debatable equally controlled by a proponent and opponent. No pro forma amendment shall be be in order. And may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate. The chair of the committee of the whole, in recognition on the basis of whether the member. Amendments shall be considered read. The clerk will read. The clerk the following sums are appropriated for energy and Water Development for the fiscal year 2016. Namely, title 1 corps of engineers, Civil Department of the army, corps of engineers civil, appropriations shall be for authorized functions pertaining to river and harbor, floods and storm damage reduction and related efforts. Investigation 110 million. The chair for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition . Mr. Gosar i have an amendment at the desk. The chair the clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment offered by mr. Gosar. After the dollar amount insert increased by 1 million. Page 27, line 13,
Government. And then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote. Eliot romney claimed the president wooed young voters with free contraceptives and forgiveness of College Loans. For hispanic voters, something special. Romney what the president did is he gave them two things. One, he gave them a big gift on immigration with the dream act amnesty program. Number two put in place obamacare which is by basically is 10,000 a family. It is a proven political strategy which is give a bunch of money on the government to a group and guess what . Theyll vote for you. Eliot an analysis that left romney lamenting his loss with this. Romney the giving away free stuff is a hard thing to compete with. Eliot kind of brings back memories of romneys infamous 47 video. White House Press Secretary jay carney disagreed with romney telling reporters and i quote i think that the view of the american people, of the electorate and of the election is at odds with the truth of what happened last week. But r
For the holidays. There we go, we are all in the red. The biggest hit is the nasdaq, the tech heavy nasdaq down all day. Even when the dow was up, the nasdaq down, tech stocks taking a beating today. Shibani weak sales sending retailers and they read it today. So the highend names among the worst performers. Coach, michael kors, not holding up in todays market. David even the homebuilders could not get a bounce. Could it possibly be some profit taking . Up tremendously the past three to six months so perhaps that is what is going on. Some prices are looking down a bit after having gone up tremendously even the overall trend is good for homebuilding but for every reason stocks are down today. Were getting dangerously close going over the fiscal cliff which means taxes go up for everybody who pays taxes but what else does it mean for you and for the economy . The chief of staff on george w. Bush council of economic advisors, she thinks were probably going over because the white house wil