Ah, I forgot to mention, there is no progress on these projects, they have just begun. I'll edit the bill to put that fact in. Are you fine with these cancellations now?
Yes indeed i am. You sir have got yourself a vote.
Ah, I forgot to mention, there is no progress on these projects, they have just begun. I'll edit the bill to put that fact in. Are you fine with these cancellations now?
"Members of Congress - our honourable Senators and Representatives - I must protest the Rudolf-Sinclaire bill, which takes away virtually all self-determination of the US Military. You have become so determined that you know what the military needs - have you even asked military experts? If we are to spend the next year without being able to make these decisions, who else will? I plea to Congress for someone else to propose a budget that will allow the military to make the decisions that only we, the experts, can fairly make!"
~Admiral Standley
US Chief of Naval Operations
Admiral,
I understand that you are upset over the proposed cancellation of your carrier and other ships as well as the lack of consultation in the planning of the bill. However, I have yet to hear anything from you about how to improve this year's budget. It is the purview of the congress to originate budgets, and given that certain technologies will take less than a year to research and that certain items will take less than a year to build I have found it more efficient to set out a list of research and industrial expenditures rather than giving a blanket amount of IC and leadership. Obviously I should have consulted more with the chiefs, which is a mistake I am trying to rectify. As I have repeatedly said if you or another chief has any suggestions to improve the bill please offer them now before the version is finalized.
-Sen. Thomas Rudolf [R-OH]
I should have the revised budgets up some time tonight. We'll have to put some wiggle room in future budgets to allow for changing production needs, especially when we're playing with 450 - 500 IC. Pity about winning by default, hopefully this won't become a trend. Finally I will not write a budget for next year to give some other people a chance to express their ideas, but I will always be available for consultation and advice.
-Sen. Thomas Rudolf [R-OH]