[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 85 (Wednesday, June 29, 1994)]
[House]
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[Congressional Record: June 29, 1994]
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                BASE CONVERSION IS A VICTORY FOR AMERICA

  (Mr. FARR of California asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, a year ago the President of the 
United States laid out a plan to return closed military bases to the 
community. In 10 days, the President's plan becomes a reality.
  Next week Secretary of Defense William Perry will come to my district 
in Monterey, CA, to turn Fort Ord, the largest military base that is 
closed in the United States, into civilian control. The base conversion 
will not just be a victory for the base, it will be a victory for 
America, as we learn new ways of using our resources for economic 
recovery and for investment.
  We will have the 21st campus of California State University built for 
the 21st century. Those unemployed will be reemployed. The development 
will spur Fort Ord into new economic recovery. Three thousand acres 
will be available for private land investment. The conversion of Fort 
Ord is a testimony to the President and this administration for their 
concern for the communities and for the effectiveness of base closures 
to be a catalyst for economic recovery.

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