Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriatons Act, 2007
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, MILITARY QUALITY OF LIFE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2007
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Mr. WICKER. I thank the chairman for yielding.
Mr. Chairman, may I say initially that I certainly support the passage of H.R. 5385 and urge my colleagues to cast an ``aye'' vote. But I rise at this point to enter into a colloquy with Chairman Walsh regarding Columbus Air Force Base in Columbus, Mississippi.
During fiscal year 2006 military quality of life appropriations process, funding was authorized and provided for the first phase of the mission support complex at Columbus Air Force Base. Currently, mission support facilities are spread across the base and are too small for their functions. The proposed mission support complex will consolidate many of the command and control functions into one complex adjacent to the wing headquarters. Also, this new facility will meet new force protection anti ter ror ism standards.
Funding for the second and final phase of this complex is needed to complete the project. I realize this project was not authorized in the House version of the 2007 Defense Authorization Act, and this fact prevented the project from being funded in this appropriation bill, Mr. Chairman. However, I hope the chairman will work with me as this bill moves through conference in order to complete the project on schedule.
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