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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My challenge as chairman of the 2005 BRAC Commission was to ensure that I and the members of the commission understood the role IT played in the transformation strategy that served as the foundation of the Defense Department's base closure and realignment proposals.
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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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It keeps offices open in areas that would have a tremendous economic impact,
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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 still don't buy their argument about savings.
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This is certainly one of the most significant recommendations to come before the commission.
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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.
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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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I, too, strongly support this amendment ... it is a superb depot and they are doing a great job in this period of war.