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that it could place our pilots at risk.

The real question is, does TFBSO belong in the Department of Defense? Should the Department of Defense be engaged in doing economic development?

I said they should be able to buy them at Lowe's too.

But what a harebrained idea when to retrofit these vehicles is equivalent to the salary for an Afghani for a year.

I would like for you to report back to this committee on a regular basis until we know confidently that restitution has been sought and received for all of these defective parts.

I don't have a lot of confidence in DLA's response, generally.

Do a cost-benefit analysis. I am sorry, but do a cost-benefit analysis.

this is not the first report that has been done on DLA to suggest that they are not doing their job is it?

So 5 million lines of parts, you took 65. And of those 65, you were able to determine that at least one in particular was so defective that it could put at risk those pilots flying planes.

Thank you, Madam Chair, and I thank our witnesses for being here today.