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round. That information is no longer accurate, he
said.
Gallagher said he is unsure whether members of
the BRAC Commission staff would inform him
before the commission's vote if the Pentagon's
recommendation will be thrown out. Gallagher
said the commission intends to begin its final
deliberations Aug. 24.
Montana Democrat Says Rehberg Plays
Politics on BRAC
The Roll Call
August 15, 2005
State Rep. Monica Lindeen (D), who is
challenging Rep. Denny Rehberg (R) for the
Treasure State's lone House seat, accused
Rehberg of not doing enough to insulate
Montana from the Base Realignment and
Closure Commission recommendations before
Congress adjourned for the August recess.
Lindeen said Rehberg put politics above the
state's well-being because he did not promote a
provision backed by Sen. Max Baucus (D) in
conference that would have reopened a
Malmstrom Air Force Base airstrip in the
highway bill.
"Rep. Rehberg had an opportunity to stand up to
his party leadership," Lindeen charged in a news
release. "Instead, he stood by silently while his
party leadership stripped the provision from the
bill. His simple objection ... would have stopped
this last minute agreement."
Rehberg spokesman Brad Keena was not
available to comment Friday, but he did tell the
Great Falls Tribune earlier this month that the
Congressman could do little to preserve the
provision to save the airstrip - which was
inserted by Baucus into the sweeping highway
bill that passed Congress on July 29 - on the
House floor.
Keena told the paper "procedurally, you couldn't
object to an objection."Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.) moved to
strike the provision by objecting to it.
Keena said after the back and forth over the
entire bill, if Rehberg had tried to push the issue
further before adjournment his actions would
have been "academic and only symbolic."
Lindeen said Rehberg put politics ahead of
Montana.
"Montanans needed someone to fight for them in
Congress," she charged. "Unfortunately ... our
current Representative chose not to stand up for
Malmstrom."
U.S. judge agrees to quick hearing on
Pa.'s base-closing lawsuit
Centre Daily Times
August 15, 2005
PHILADELPHIA - A federal judge has agreed
to expedite Pennsylvania's lawsuit against
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld over
proposed cuts to the state's Air National Guard.
U.S. District Judge John R. Padova will hear
arguments Aug. 23 and plans to rule on the case
before Sept. 8, the Pentagon's deadline for
sending its base closure recommendations to
President Bush.
Gov. Ed Rendell alleges that the U.S.
Constitution prevents the Pentagon from making
changes to a state's National Guard without a
governor's consent. The suit is one of several
strategies he and others are pursuing to save the
Willow Grove Naval Air Station, which is home
to the 111 th Fighter Wing of the Pennsylvania
Air National Guard.
Padova has agreed to consider whether
Rumsfeld can legally recommend the unit's
deactivation without Rendell's consent and,
secondly, whether the recommendation
involving the 111th should be deemed null and
void.BRAC Commission Early Bird
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