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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysafra0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10:40 a.m., in room SD-192, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Daniel K. Inouye (chairman) pre- siding. Present: Senators Inouye, Dorgan, Stevens, Cochran, and Domenici. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STATEMENT OF HON. GORDON ENGLAND, DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DE- FENSE ACCOMPANIED BY: ADMIRAL EDMUND P. GLAMBASTLANI, JR., VICE CHAIRMAN, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF HON. TINA JONAS, UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (COMP- TROLLER) OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR DANIEL K. INOUYE Senator INOUYE. The hearing will please come to order. Mr. Secretary, we appreciate your appearing before the sub- committee as we begin our review of your administration's fiscal year 2008 Department of Defense (DOD) budget request. We would also like to welcome the Comptroller, the Honorable Ms. Jonas, Under Secretary of Defense, and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Giambastiani. The budget request before the subcommittee is $463.2 billion, an increase of 11 percent over the fiscal year 2007 budget. In addition, the Department is requesting $141 billion to continue the global war on terror in fiscal year 2008. These two budgets bring the total requests for DOD's operations in fiscal year 2008 to $604.2 billion, representing an enormous investment for the American taxpayer, an investment which, although necessary, has the unintended con- sequence of reducing opportunities to invest in other critically im- portant sectors such as education and health. Mr. Secretary, we share your mandate to assure a strong defense for our Nation and look forward to discussing these defense prior- ities and challenges, and I believe every member of this sub- committee will agree that our men and women in uniform deserve the best leadership, equipment, and training that can be provided. (1)