Fifteen members of Congress are seeking to postpone until 2007 the next round of military base closures and realignments. "With the nation at war, it is a profoundly bad time to be rearranging our military infrastructure -- you do that when the nation is at peace," Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), a sponsor of the bill (H.R. 4023), said in a March 24 statement. The bill was introduced the same day and referred to the House Armed Services Committee. According to...
