"This show of unified, bipartisan, bicameral support from the State Legislature and the Governor will help to bolster our efforts in Congress and in the affected communities to fight the proposed base closings in Maine. Support from the state is necessary at all levels - from State and local government, community groups, and citizens - in order to send the strongest message possible to the BRAC Commission about the value of Maine''s military facilities to national security and to our state. We must keep working together to fight the ill-advised proposal to shut down Kittery Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and DFAS Limestone and drastically change the mission of Brunswick Naval Air Station. We will continue to expend every effort possible to ensure the Commission is educated and aware that these facilities are among the most efficient and effective in the various defense missions that they serve, and that the only reasonable conclusion must be to keep them open."