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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysaasr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AF-
FAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO-
PRIATIONS FOR 2015
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2014.
INSTALLATIONS, ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, AND BRAC
WITNESSES
HON. JOHN CONGER, ACTING DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DE-
FENSE FOR INSTALLATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT
HON. KATHERINE HAMMACK, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
FOR INSTALLATIONS, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENT
HON. DENNIS V. McGINN, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY FOR
ENERGY, INSTALLATIONS, AND ENVIRONMENT
HON. KATHLEEN I. FERGUSON, ACTING PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSIST-
ANT SECRETARY, PERFORMING DUTIES AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY
OF THE AIR FORCE FOR INSTALLATIONS, ENVIRONMENT, AND LO-
GISTICS
CHAIRMAN CULBERSON OPENING STATEMENT
Mr. CULBERSON. The committee will come to order.
I am pleased to welcome everyone this afternoon to our hearing
on Installations, Environment, Energy, and BRAC for fiscal year
2015.
We have had a series of votes, and I apologize for coming in a
moment late, but I just got hung up. About the only time you ever
get to do your business is when you see each other on the House
floor.
And I am delighted to have each one of our witnesses with us
today. We have a lot of questions to address concerning fiscal year
2015's budget request, specifically the impact of the proposed $3.2
billion reduction from fiscal year 2014 enacted levels, the impact of
sequestration, and how force structure changes will affect the mili-
tary construction budget in 2015 and beyond.
But before I introduce our witnesses, I would like to turn to my
good friend, the ranking member, Mr. Bishop from the great State
of Georgia, to make any opening remarks he would like to make.
MR. BISHOP OPENING STATEMENT
Mr. BISHOP. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I am glad that today we are going to have the opportunity to talk
about the President's 2015 budget request, and we have the civil-
ian leadership that can explain the priorities for military construc-
tion in each of the services. I look forward to hearing from our wit-
nesses today on how the current budget climate is affecting their
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