Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. press release, May 3, 1995

ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR. Congress ot ttje Uniteb States $ouat ot JtcprcSmtattoeO ©aasftington, 2ЭС 20515-2002 Bel Am, MD 21014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Karl Aumann May 3, 1995 410-337-7222 EHRLICH ATTACKS DOD PROPOSAL TO CLOSE MIDDLE RIVER DEPOT BRAC REGIONAL HEARING TO BE HELD MAY 4 On the eve of a regional Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) hearing in Catonsville, Congressman Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. (R-2nd., MD) characterized the Department of Defense’s (DoD) recommendation to close the U. S. Army Publications Distribution Center in Middle River as, “a shortsighted attempt to save pennies at the cost of dollars.” The BRAC hearing will be held in the Field House at the University of Maryland Baltimore County in Catonsville on Thursday, May 4. The Middle River depot will be represented by a six person team consisting of three union officials and three rank-and-file employees. Two Middle River employees— Bill Weiman and Cathryn Kropp— will testify before the Commission. Busloads of Middle River employees will be there to demonstrate their support. “Together, Cathryn Kropp and Bill Weiman have invested nearly 27 years of their lives into this facility. They will use this opportunity to demonstrate to the Commission what is obvious to all who have visited the Middle River depot— that it is an automated, technologically- outstanding facility whose mission should be expanded, not ended,” the Congressman explained. As a cost-saving measure, DoD is recommending that the Middle River facility be closed and the Army’s publications distribution activities consolidated into a single facility in St. Louis. PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAI