Madeleine Bordallo: “I do very much appreciate the work that this subcommittee made in developing the fiscal year 2017 appropriations bill.”

I look forward to hearing how you believe it will be different this time.

I am concerned that in a year where readiness has been cited as the Department's top priority, the Department's budget request falls well short of meeting the total depot maintenance requirement for the Army and the Marine Corps.

I am concerned that the Army is standing up a four-star organization with up to three lieutenant generals as deputies without a clearly defined command relationship.

The system needs, as you said, overhauling. There is no question about it, whether you go to privatization, or whatever. And it should not be a monopoly.