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By a vote of 6 to 2, with one abstention, the Commission voted not to reverse of strike the Army’s recommendations to close Then by a vote of 8 to 0, with one abstention, the commission amended the recommendation to close “The fact that the Commission adopted a motion that acknowledges defects in the Pentagon’s case and underscores the specific concerns we raised about disruption, brain drain, costs and redundancy, suggests to a considerable extent that we won the argument, but failed to win the verdict,” said Smith. “It’s unfortunate that both the Pentagon and a majority of the BRAC Commissioners missed an opportunity to expand jointness with the Megabase and save taxpayer dollars. “There is a sliver of hope for “My heart goes out to those whose jobs are now on the line and I want them to know that I will continue to fight and press forward with the compelling merits of our case.” | ||
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For Immediate Release: August 24, 2005 Contact: Brad Dayspring (202) 225-3765 |
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