House Votes to Delay BRAC Until FY 2007

[Aimee Houghton <aimeeh@cpeo.org>]

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The following excepts from today's (May 21, 2004) Washington Post 
illustrate the bi-partisan support, in the House, for a two-year delay in 
initiating the next round of BRAC.  The Senate has no such provision in 
their bill which is still awaiting a final vote.  These differences will 
have to be resolved in what is shaping up to be a tough negotiating session 
for the conference committee.


"In a far more contentious election-year vote, the House defied a White 
House veto threat by preserving a provision that delays new closings of 
home-state military bases for two years.

On the issue of base closings, however, party allegiances counted for little.

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has argued that delays in closings 
would disrupt plans to transform and restructure the armed services. But 
103 Republicans joined 155 Democrats and one independent to defeat an 
amendment that would have kept the base closings on track. The vote was 259 
to 162.

"I can't believe he'd veto the defense bill over a two-year delay," said 
Rep. Joel Hefley (R-Colo.), who has led the fight for the delay.

In both houses and parties, sentiment to protect military installations -- 
and the tens of thousands of jobs that go with them -- is running strong. 
Privately, some Republicans grumbled about the presidential pressure in an 
election year."

To view the full article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43997-2004May20.html



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Aimee R. Houghton
Associate Director, CPEO
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