Andrew P. Hunter: “Let me offer to my friend that his idea that this comes out of the Secretary of Defense's office, I think, is a good…”

“Let me offer to my friend that his idea that this comes out of the Secretary of Defense's office, I think, is a good one, because the Secretary of Defense himself commissions literally dozens and dozens of studies from outside groups. That is where the term ``Beltway Bandit,'' I think, came into being. Those are all the thousands of consultants that live in this city that do studies, and we are going to get into the heart of this commission shortly. But $1.5 million coming out of the OSD pot is going to be less, I understand, approximately 1 percent of that money that the Secretary has to run his office and to pay for commissions. I think it is appropriate. I thank the gentleman.”