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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysagoo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 9 a.m. in room SD-192, Dirksen Sen- ate Office Building, Hon. Thad Cochran (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Cochran, Murkowski, Blunt, Daines, Durbin, Mikulski, and Reed. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAMS STATEMENT OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL PATRICIA HOROHO, SURGEON GENERAL, UNITED STATES ARMY OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR THAD COCHRAN Senator COCHRAN. Good morning. The Subcommittee on Defense Appropriations will please come to order. We want to welcome our distinguished panel of witnesses for our hearing this morning. We have the Surgeon General of the Army, Lieutenant General Patri- cia Horoho; Vice Admiral Matthew Nathan, Surgeon General of the Navy; Lieutenant General Thomas Travis, Surgeon General of the Air Force; and Mr. Christopher Miller, Program Executive Officer of the Defense Health Management Systems. We appreciate very much your submitting testimony for the record, and we welcome you here to review the budget request re- garding the programs under your jurisdiction, as we try to be help- ful and responsible in the expenditure of funds. We recognize these are very important national security assets, and we want to be sure that we are supporting you in the efforts you are making to con- tinue to fulfill the missions under your responsibility. I am going to recognize the distinguished Senator from Illinois, Mr. Durbin, for any comments he would like to make. STATEMENT OF SENATOR RICHARD J. DURBIN Senator DURBIN. Thanks, Mr. Chairman. I am glad that we are having this hearing. I want to echo your words and thank General Horoho as well as Admiral Nathan and General Travis not only for appearing today but for their significant service to our country. I know they are in a period of transition in their military, profes- sional, and personal lives, and I thank you for all that you have (1)