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Jerry Lewis: “I am very empathetic to the Member's expression of concern in this arena. There is report language in the bill that says…”

On the recordJune 22, 2004
I am very empathetic to the Member's expression of concern in this arena. There is report language in the bill that says the following that I would bring to his attention: ``The Defense Science Board and the General Accounting Office both express concerns with the efficiency of the Department of Defense plan for remediation of UXO, unexploded ordnance. Therefore, in the fiscal year 2005 DOD appropriations report, we have requested a comprehensive plan and cost estimates from the department on all identified sites by April 1, 2005.'' We are attempting, Mr. Chairman, to deal with this problem by dealing with the Department. We recognize that they are not as efficient as we might like.
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Jerry Lewis
California
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Addressing concerns about the efficiency of the Department of Defense's plan for unexploded ordnance remediation.

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