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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AF-
FAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO-
PRIATIONS FOR 2014
TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2013.
FORCE STRUCTURE ISSUES AND THE IMPACT ON
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
WITNESSES
GENERAL RAYMOND T. ODIERNO, CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE ARMY
ADMIRAL JONATHAN W. GREENERT, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
GENERAL JAMES F. AMOS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
GENERAL MARK A. WELSH III, CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE U.S. AIR
FORCE
CHAIRMAN'S OPENING STATEMENT
Mr. CULBERSON. Good morning. I want to welcome everyone to
the first hearing of the Military Construction and V.A. Sub-
committee of the House Appropriations Committee. It is a great
privilege to chair this extraordinary committee, with so many mem-
bers of the House who share my passion for the, to help the United
States military is something that we all are arm-in-arm in and we
are honored to be here with you this morning, gentlemen.
And we have a lot of questions that we want to have your help
in answering to help us better serve you, to make sure that the
men and women of the United States military have everything they
need to do their job and don't have to look over their shoulder or
worry for one moment about their facilities, their living conditions,
their health care when they are active duty or when they retire.
This is an extraordinary privilege for us, and we are looking for-
ward to hearing from each and every one of you this morning.
But before I introduce our witnesses, I would like to turn to our
ranking member, Mr. Bishop, for any opening remarks that he
would like to make.
Mr. Bishop.
RANKING MEMBER'S OPENING STATEMENT
Mr. BISHOP. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I would like
to thank all of you for your continued service to our nation. You
certainly are truly deserving of our nation's affection and support.
Mr. Chairman, we are facing some very difficult times. And, of
course, March 1st, the automatic cuts called sequestration are
being implemented.

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