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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will positively shape our military for decades to come.
carefully input listened local military top value
While we listened carefully to the input from the local communities, military value was our top priority.
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proposals to restructure military infrastructure against the human and painful impact of those proposals.
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.
military
At the end of the day, if you don't have end-strength reductions, you don't have any military savings,
abandoning closest question region wisdom
Why are we abandoning the region closest to the sea? I question the wisdom of doing that.
successful technology needs
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.
kids iraq care
Kids coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan deserve to come back to 21st century medical care.
air apply national questions regard
We have real questions with regard to some of the recommendations as they apply to the Air National Guard.
decisions fair reached
We reached our decisions through open, fair and non-partisan process.
fresh move time
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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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?