Anthony Principi Quotes (16 Quotes)

it is now time for me to move on to fresh opportunities and different challenges.

I know this decision before us can be painful for everyone involved, ... But I also know the BRAC process was created because the institutional adjustments necessary to meet the changing needs of a developing environment, while painful, are absolutely necessary.

Why are we abandoning the region closest to the sea I question the wisdom of doing that.

I know of no mission more worthwhile than serving the men and women who have so honorably served their nation,

Whatever it costs, we need to incur that cost to provide that world-class care to an extraordinary group of men and women in harm's way,

The submarine base is more than piers and parking spaces for nuclear subs, ... tragic.

The commission went to extraordinary lengths to ensure the soundness, correctness and integrity of the base realignment and closure process and to fulfill our commitment to transparency, honesty and fairness for all,

Today it is estimated we probably have about 25 percent excess capacity in our public shipyards,

the premiere public shipyard. It should be the gold standard by which we should measure other shipyards. Their ability to turn around subs quicker than any other shipyard, thereby saving the Navy (money), was significantly noted.

would be a tragic mistake for the nation.

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.

The proof is in the pudding when they come home. Will we have the data about their health, will we know where they were stationed, what their unit deployments were? I will need that information.

Kids coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan deserve to come back to 21st century medical care.

gold standard by which the country should measure shipyards.

We know that the decisions we reach will have a profound impact on the communities hosting our military installations, and more importantly, on the people who bring those communities to life.

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