Costa Condemns Reductions at Lajes Field Washington, DC — Congressman Jim Costa (Fresno-D) released the following statement after the Pentagon announced that efforts to reduce the mission at Lajes Field would continue. “Today’s announcement that Lajes Field, one of America’s oldest foreign bases, will face further force reduction at the recommendation of the Air Force is extremely disappointing. This decision, in my opinion, does not reflect proper evaluation of a number of issues, including the geo-political climate that we are facing in the Middle East or that terrorism, as we witnessed yesterday, is a constant threat regardless of where one lives. Additionally, the environmental costs of a possible base closure have yet to be assessed. I and my fellow colleagues in the Portuguese Caucus will continue our efforts to keep the base operating at its current level and will do everything possible to continue to strengthen the relationship between the United States and Portugal, our longtime ally and friend.”
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 04:11:24 +0000
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