1.   Industry representatives said expanding the program would unfairly increase the federal and state reporting burdens they already carry.

2.   But he said expanding economic ties with the United States hinged on continued reforms.

3.   He said expanding NATO to include Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary was a mistake.

4.   He said expanding the European Union and NATO should be a natural move crowning the integration process started after the fall of the Iron Curtain.

5.   The Army says expanding to the east and southwest would enable training on two fronts simultaneously.