They are now clearly keeping employable individuals idle and it reaps, in my view, significant negative impacts on families.

We know people do want to work. But, yet every one of our witnesses here... talked about that there is a real negative impact of the cliff effect.

if you do not have a safe, affordable, stable place to live then nothing else in your life works.

I am concerned with price discovery, and I am concerned with market transparency.

We need to play catch-up and it starts with the DOD and Joint Staff level, but we surely need the services to be a strong part of that.

These conditions are unsustainable for exporters, put significant strain on the U.S. economy, and simply unacceptable.

Time is a critical factor and we urge the Commission to expedite its fact finding and consideration of enforcement options.

We call on the Commission to provide monthly updates to Congress until the matter is resolved.

I agree with the ranking member, Mike Rogers, and Senator Inhofe concerning the President's defense budget request.

The actions are not matching the words from the administration. It's cognitive dissonance personified.

Should it be found that VOCCs are predatory or unreasonable in refusing to export these American agricultural products or imposing unreasonable fees, they must be held accountable by the Commission for the harm they are causing our…

If you would look at that, I would be grateful.

With so many state activities that are happening on this issue, there are a lot of questions about how we maintain that level playing field.

If you could give us a little background on that, I think it is useful to have that on the record.

So how is the Army working with industry to ensure there is a fair and open competition?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate the spirit in which you lead the subcommittee, and I am grateful to you.

I didn't understand that a lot of those requirements came right out of the EFP [explosively formed penetrator] and the IED scenario, so thank you.

The example, I guess, I would use, as Mike mentioned, it is easier on the light vehicles.