Bill Vital to Repairing Installations

Week of January 08, 2007

U.S. military leaders and their allies in Congress are warning of a disastrous impact on military bases across the nation unless the incoming Democratic-led Congress approves a $14 billion military construction bill that died in the previous Republican-controlled session. Top-ranking military officials, in written pleas to congressional leaders, say the nation's military infrastructure could be imperiled if the so-called MilCon bill isn't resurrected and hurriedly passed. The casualties would include 42 separate projects for barracks that would house 19,000 soldiers, according to the Pentagon. Military officials say the bill is needed to build new facilities to house thousands of returning service personnel from overseas. For more information, read the full story at Military.com.

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