Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, the amendment is noncontroversial, and I am not opposed to it. The gentlewoman should know that Mr. Carter and I, and our entire subcommittee, have worked for years to help address the issues that we share your concerns on, particularly privatized military housing. The conditions under which our servicemen and -women and their families live have to be pristine. The response time for those who are responsible for taking care of it needs to be dramatically improved. We have added funding in this bill at the DOD level to make sure that DOD doesn't have a hands-off policy and just leaves all the decisionmaking to the privatized companies. The DOD has a layer of accountability now, as well. I thank the gentlewoman for raising the issue because this is important for us to provide good housing and safe roofs over the heads of our servicemembers and their families. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Washington (Mrs. Rodgers). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 42 Offered by Mr. Self The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 42 printed in part B of House Report 118-535.”