Bud Shuster said "I appreciate the gentleman yielding, and I reluctantly rise in opposition to my good friend from Alaska's amendment. The Corps of Engineers, like all Federal agencies, is required to follow acquisition and procurement laws. Much of the work of the Corps is in fact contracted out to private sector entities, including much of the hydrographic mapping, which is integral to construction and operation and maintenance. While I understand and empathize with the sponsor of the amendment, it appears to me to be more of an acquisition and procurement issue. What we do not want is to have one acquisition and procurement law for the Federal Government, and a new or special or additional acquisition or procurement law for the Corps of Engineers. So again, I reluctantly rise in opposition to my good friend from Alaska's amendment." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordOctober 23, 2013

I appreciate the gentleman yielding, and I reluctantly rise in opposition to my good friend from Alaska's amendment. The Corps of Engineers, like all Federal agencies, is required to follow acquisition and procurement laws. Much of the work of the Corps is in fact contracted out to private sector entities, including much of the hydrographic mapping, which is integral to construction and operation and maintenance. While I understand and empathize with the sponsor of the amendment, it appears to me to be more of an acquisition and procurement issue. What we do not want is to have one acquisition and procurement law for the Federal Government, and a new or special or additional acquisition or procurement law for the Corps of Engineers. So again, I reluctantly rise in opposition to my good friend from Alaska's amendment.

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