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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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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We have real questions with regard to some of the recommendations as they apply to the Air National Guard.
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We reached our decisions through open, fair and non-partisan process.
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would be a tragic mistake for the nation.
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Our nation needs the BRAC process. No institution can remain successful if it does not adapt to its constantly changing environment. Our armed forces must adapt to changing global threats, evolving technology and new strategies and structures.
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Kids coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan deserve to come back to 21st century medical care.
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The proof is in the pudding when they come home. Will we have the data about their health, will we know where they were stationed, what their unit deployments were? I will need that information.
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This is certainly one of the most significant recommendations to come before the commission.
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Kids coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan . . . deserve to come back to 21st-century medical care, ... Whatever it costs, we need to incur that cost to provide that world-class care to an extraordinary group of men and women in harm's way.
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it is now time for me to move on to fresh opportunities and different challenges.
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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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I think we're keeping faith in the people of Limestone. They've also proved their mettle, because I believe they're one of the highest-quality (accounting offices) in the system, and customer satisfaction indices show them to have done a superb job.
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gold standard by which the country should measure shipyards.
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Today it is estimated we probably have about 25 percent excess capacity in our public shipyards,