Sam Farr: “I rise as a member of this committee to speak in favor of the rule. But in doing so, I think it is necessary to point…”

“I rise as a member of this committee to speak in favor of the rule. But in doing so, I think it is necessary to point out for the record that the leadership of this committee, it is exceptional. It is truly bipartisan. It is led by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hobson) and the ranking member, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Olver). The committee is not just a numbers committee. This committee is changing the definition of what is often said about men and women in uniform about their quality of life. We have dumped the old military style of designing and deciding what should be the appropriate size for a military living room or a military kitchen. We have turned this process into what all other communities do, and that is building to community standards. The housing that we are building for the military now could win architectural awards, and the people who live in them are absolutely delighted that they can live in some of the prettiest homes in America, which are really built for community standards, where there is child care, where they can walk to work, if possible, and all of the other concepts that cities around this Nation are looking towards. We are letting the military lead the way, and it is being done by the leadership of this committee.”