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brac, used to take plix out of the highly sensitive and politically charged military basing process. with clear transparent cry steera, a nonpartisan agenda, and streamlined process for action, the brack commission has been able to -- brac commission has been able to do what congress and the president has never been able to do before. clearly with our spending problem we need a mechanism like this to set in motion the reduction in the growth of government. in the meantime, i urge my colleagues to support my amendment and allow it to be debated in the full house. while i would hope the president would do this, we can't leave it to chance. thank you. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. van hollen: madam chairman, i ask unanimous consent to claim time in opposition even though will i not ultimately oppose. the chair: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. mr. van hollen: thank you, madam chairman. i support this amendment because this is something we all want to see happen. and which the president himself has indicated he wants to see happen. in the last fiscal year budget, in fact the president through o.m.b., office of management an