Chris Dodd: “first, I don't believe necessarily that the military doesn't have the capacity to do this. But the idea that the…”

“first, I don't believe necessarily that the military doesn't have the capacity to do this. But the idea that the Department of the Interior is contracting out to private firms to conduct this function, when we have seen already the results when this matter gets out of hand because you have rogue elements doing it--we have suffered terribly as a result of this tremendous abuse that has gone on. I don't buy the idea that we can't get this straight. I think we can get it straight. There are plenty of people within the military services who can perform this function. And I don't put the same limitations on translators. I am giving a year to get that in shape. The idea that somehow the military shouldn't be doing this--I didn't make this up; this isn't made out of whole cloth. The military themselves, going back several years, has said that this function should not be performed by outside contractors. In fact, the most recent former Secretary of the Army said this.”