Dole aims bill at substandard Army barracks
Published: Mon, May. 05, 2008 11:17AM
Modified Mon, May. 05, 2008 11:37AM
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"Our soldiers deserve safe, clean housing, and anything less is unacceptable," Dole, a Republican, said in a prepared statement issued today.
Dole's action comes after a video posted on YouTube showed mold, peeling paint and broken plumbing fixtures in barracks at North Carolina's Fort Bragg. The video triggered a worldwide inspection of Army barracks.
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Dole's bill would expand on a pilot program that has been successful at Fort Hood in Texas, according to Dole's office. That programs shifts responsibility for barracks maintenance from the units that occupy them to a maintenance team working for the post command.
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