Senate and House conferees are considering a bill to close obsolete military bases.
Washington wastes hundreds of millions of dollars each year on obsolete bases.
Additional money can be freed for improvements in pay, housing and anti-terrorist protection by closing obsolete military bases.
So are 30 other obsolete bases that could be eliminated, at an annual saving of more than $2 billion.
It's time to turn away from the temptation to protect unneeded weapons systems and obsolete bases.
D1 President Reagan signed 11 bills, including one that will make it easier to close obsolete military bases.
The other two are aid for the Nicaraguan rebels and a procedure for closing obsolete military bases.
One appointed panel has paved the way for closing dozens of obsolete military bases.
He said much of the United States' military establishment was now burdened by obsolete bases.
His most notable achievement as a legislator was writing a bill that depoliticized the process of shutting down obsolete military bases.