02/14/2018
https://www.congress.gov...
"Is there any possibility that this funding could be restored?"
"I would hope that we could pursue the possibility of using American helicopters, rather than the Mi-17."
"Overall, I see the funding request for fiscal year 2013 for JIEDDO has been decreased by $540 million."
"We've been proud to support that sub base because it performs such an important mission."