McCaskill Just Says No To BRAC
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KMOX) - U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill told top military officials Wednesday that as Chairman of the Senate panel with jurisdiction over base closures, she will not allow any plan to move forward this year to close domestic military bases. “While I applaud the department’s desire to find responsible places to achieve savings, there is one area where there is absolutely no room for compromise this year,” McCaskill announced during the hearing of the Subcommitt
McCaskill Deals Serious Blow to BRAC
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) said Wednesday that she will not let new rounds of base closures pass her subcommittee this year, dealing a potentially fatal blow to the Pentagon’s plans for the Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) in its 2013 budget. “There is one area where there is absolutely no room for compromise this year, and that is BRAC,” McCaskill said Wednesday at a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Readiness and Management Support subcommittee, which sh
New U.S. Base Closing Round Unlikely: Levin
A powerful U.S. senator that oversees defense spending predicts Congress will not authorize a round of domestic base closures. “I predict it’s not going to happen,” Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., said after a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on March 20 when asked about the possibility of lawmakers authorizing a Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) commission. “I don’t think there’s much support for another BRAC round here at all,” he said. “I think there’s a lot of support
