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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysafre0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2007 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10:35 a.m., in room SD-192, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Daniel K. Inouye (chairman) pre- siding. Present: Senators Inouye, Dorgan, Mikulski, Murray, Stevens, Cochran, Domenici, Bond, and Shelby. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY STATEMENT OF HON. PETE GEREN, ACTING SECRETARY STATEMENT OF SENATOR DANIEL K. INOUYE Senator INOUYE. Today we welcome the Honorable Pete Geren, Acting Secretary of the Army along with the Army Chief of Staff, General Peter Schoomaker. Gentlemen, thank you for being here today to review the Army's budget for fiscal year 2008. General Schoomaker, I presume that this is your last appearance before this subcommittee and you once again head off to retire- ment. On behalf of the subcommittee, I thank you for your service to our Nation over the past four decades and in particular for an- swering the call 4 years ago when your Nation needed you once more. We wish you well in your second retirement. The Army's fiscal year 2008 base budget request is $130 billion, an increase of $20 billion over the last year's budget. And to put this into perspective, when you consider the terror attacks of Sep- tember 11, 2001, at that time, the Army's budget was approxi- mately $92 billion in today's dollars. As we review this budget request, we are mindful that the Army remains a force at war, executing operations at a pace which places high stress on the soldiers and equipment while simultaneously continuing on its path to modernization. This creates an inherent tension between meeting demands for resources in support of cur- rent forces and funding future requirements. Finding the right bal- ance is extremely difficult and it is our hope that today's hearing will amplify how the Army is addressing today's needs while posi- tioning itself for the future. (1)