Congress says it wants to save money and cut the deficit. As most of us know, this is a complete joke and nothing more than cheap talk. One way to save money is to close needless military bases in the U.S. and around the world. Even the Pentagon, yes the Pentagon that loves to waste billions of dollars annually, wants to close some of these bases.
Personally, I think they continue to push this can down the road like they always do because no politician wants to close a base in their district as it is a contentious issue politically. Just another reason why there should be term limits in Congress.