Ken Calvert actually said...

"I would hope that with these two vehicles, there would be no loss of capacity for the United States and we can end our reliance on Russia."

"I hope it gets worked out pretty soon, because we are going into fire season in the West."

"I also believe that reducing civilian end strength at the Pentagon is vital to addressing some of the funding concerns."

"this can save the taxpayer a lot of money and it can certainly save a lot of property from being burned up."