2005 CPEO Installation Reuse Forum Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: 22 Jul 2005 23:49:39 -0000
Reply: cpeo-irf
Subject: [CPEO-IRF] Veto threat over proposed BRAC delay
 
White House Threatens Defense Bill Veto

By LIZ SIDOTI
The Associated Press/Washington Post
July 22, 2005

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is threatening to veto a sweeping defense bill if lawmakers try to delay the latest round of military base closures to spare installations back home.

In a statement, the administration said it would "strongly oppose any amendment to weaken, delay or repeal" the base-closing process and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld would recommend that the president veto any bill that includes such a provision.

Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, who is trying to save Ellsworth Air Force Base, late Thursday proposed an amendment to the defense bill that would require the Pentagon to complete several operational reviews and return U.S. troops from Iraq before Congress signs off on the final version of the base-closing plan.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/22/AR2005072201101.html

Here is the actual language about BRAC from the July 21, 2005 Statement of Administation Policy:

Base Realignment and Closure: The Administration strongly opposes the $376 million funding reduction for implementing recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission. This reduction would slow BRAC implementation and thus delay achievement of the mission improvements provided by BRAC changes, costing the DOD more money over the long term. Delaying the completion of base closures and realignments also would hinder community efforts to quickly reuse DOD facilities and mitigate the economic impact of BRAC actions.

The Administration would strongly oppose any amendment to weaken, delay, or repeal the authority for the 2005 BRAC round. If the President is presented a bill that weakens, delays, or repeals the BRAC authority, the Secretary of Defense, joining with other senior advisors, will recommend that the President veto the bill.


-- Lenny Siegel Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545 Fax: 650/961-8918 http://www.cpeo.org

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