Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Floor Speech
STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS -- (Senate - March 04, 2008)
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By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
S. 2692. A bill to authorize to be appropriated to the Department of the Air Force for fiscal year 2009 $4,600,000 for the construction of an Aerospace Ground Equipment Facility at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico; to the Committee on Armed Services.
Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I rise today to introduce legislation authorizing new construction at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
I am proud to offer this bill because Holloman has a variety of military construction needs associated with the Air Force's decision to house F-22A Raptors at Holloman Air Force Base.
One of these is an Aerospace Ground Equipment facility to support the F-22 transition and stationing at Holloman. The Department of Defense budgeted
for this item in its fiscal year 09 Defense budget request, and in keeping with that request my legislation authorizes $4.6 million for the construction of the Aerospace Ground Equipment facility.
Holloman Air Force Base is an important asset to our nation, and I am proud to support the base and the airmen stationed there by introducing this bill.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the RECORD.
There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows:
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By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
S. 2693. A bill to authorize to be appropriated to the Department of the Air Force for fiscal year 2009 $3,150,000 for additions and alterations to a Flight Simulator Facility at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico; to the Committee on Armed Services.
Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I rise today to introduce legislation authorizing new construction at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
I am proud to offer this bill because Holloman has a variety of military construction needs because of a March 2006 decision by the Secretary of Defense to use Holloman Air Force Base as an F-22 Raptor base.
One of these is for additions and alterations to a Flight Simulator facility to support the F-22 transition and stationing at Holloman. The Department of Defense budgeted for this item in its fiscal year 2009 Defense budget request, and in keeping with that request my legislation authorizes $3.15 million for the additions and alterations to the Flight Simulator facility.
Our Air Force fighter wings defend our homeland and support all global combat operations. I am proud to support those airmen, and I look forward to working on this bill and taking other actions to support our military forces.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the RECORD.
There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:
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By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
S. 2694. A bill to authorize to be appropriated to the Defense Logistics Agency for fiscal year 2009 $14,400,000 to replace fuel storage tanks at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico; to the Committee on Armed Services.
Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I rise today to introduce legislation authorizing new construction at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.
Kirtland Air Force Base serves many roles for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Air Force. The Nuclear Weapons Center, Air Force Research Laboratories, the New Mexico Air National Guard, and a Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration national laboratory are some of the many Federal entities doing work at Kirtland. As such, Kirtland's construction needs are many.
Therefore, I am proud to offer this bill to authorize replacement of fuel storage tanks at Kirtland Air Force Base. The President's fiscal year 2009 budget requests $14.4 million for this work, and in keeping with that request my legislation authorizes $14.4 million for the work to replace the fuel storage tanks.
Our armed forces deserve our full support, I am proud to offer my support for the personnel at Kirtland Air Force Base by introducing this bill.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the RECORD.
There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows:
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By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. BINGAMAN):
S. 2695. A bill to authorize to be appropriated to the Department of the Air Force for fiscal year 2009 $1,050,000 for additions and alterations to Aircraft Maintenance Units at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico; to the Committee on Armed Services.
Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I rise today to introduce legislation authorizing new construction at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
I am proud to offer this bill because Holloman has a variety of military construction needs because of a March 2006 decision by the Secretary of Defense to use Holloman Air Force Base as an F-22 Raptor base.
One of these is for additions and alterations to Aircraft Maintenance Units to support the F-22 transition and stationing, at Holloman. The Department of Defense budgeted for this item in its fiscal year 2009 Defense budget request, and in keeping with that request my legislation authorizes $1.05 million for additions and alterations to Aircraft Maintenance Units.
The F-22A is a unique capability, and we must ensure that our airmen have the facilities they need to utilize and care for that capability. I am proud to offer this legislation to fulfill those purposes.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the RECORD.
There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:
S. 2695
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By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. BINGAMAN):
S. 2696. A bill authorize to be appropriated to the Department of the Air Force for fiscal year 2009 $14,500,000 for the alteration of a hangar at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, for the construction of a Low Observable Composite Repair Facility; to the Committee on Armed Services.
Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I rise today to introduce legislation authorizing new construction at Holloman Air Forc Base, New Mexico.
I am proud to offer this bill because with F-22s scheduled to arrive at Holloman in 2009, military construction is needed at the base.
One of those needs is alteration of an existing hangar for construction of a Low Observable Composite Repair Facility to support the F-22 transition
and stationing at Holloman. The Department of Defense budgeted for this item in its fiscal year 2009 Defense budget request, and in keeping with that request my legislation authorizes $14.5 million for the construction of the Low Observable Composite Repair Facility.
Our Air Force fighter wings are an important part of our global combat operations. I am proud to support our airmen, and I look forward to working on this bill to address some of their construction needs.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the RECORD.
There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows:
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By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman).
S. 2697. A bill to authorize to be appropriated to the Special Operations Command for fiscal year 2009 $18,100,000 for the construction of a Special Operations Force Maintenance Hangar at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico; to the Committee on Armed Services.
Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I rise today to introduce legislation authorizing new construction at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico.
I am proud to offer this bill because Cannon has a variety of military construction needs because of a June 2006 decision by the Secretary of Defense to use Cannon Air Force Base as an Air Force Special Operations base.
One of these needs is the construction of a Special Operations Forces Maintenance Hangar. The Department of Defense budgeted for this item in its fiscal year 2009 Defense budget request, and in keeping with that request my legislation authorized $18.1 million for the construction of a Special Operations Forces Maintenance Hangar.
Our special operations forces are a part of some of the most important missions in the Global War on Terror, and we have more special operations warfighters deployed now than ever before. I am proud to support those soldiers, and I look forward to working on this bill taking other actions to support our special operations forces.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the RECORD.
There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:
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By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
S. 2698. A bill to authorize to be appropriated to the Department of the Air Force for fiscal year 2009 $2,150,000 for additions and alterations to a Jet Engine Maintenance Shop at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico; to the Committee on Armed Services.
Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I rise today to introduce legislation authorizing new construction at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
I am proud to offer this bill because there are a number of military construction needs at Holloman as a result of a decision by the Secretary of the Air Force to use Holloman Air Force Base as an F-22 Raptor base.
One of these is a Jet Engine Maintenance Shop to support the F-22 transition and stationing at Holloman. The Department of Defense budgeted for this item in its fiscal year 2009 Defense budget request, and in keeping with that request my legislation authorizes $2.15 million for the construction of the Jet Engine Maintenance Shop.
Mr. President, our airmen are one of the most important assets we have in the Global War on Terror, and they need adequate facilities to do their work. I am proud to offer this legislation to support them in one of their newest missions, flying the F-22A Raptor.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the RECORD.
There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:
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