Political Quotes

“I rise on behalf of an amendment which will be offered later today when consideration is resumed of the defense bill. It is an amendment offered by the gentleman from California [Mr. Fazio], the gentleman from Maryland [Mr. Hoyer], and myself, and it would allow industrial facilities, and I happen to represent one, the Louisville site of the Crane Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, it would allow industrial facilities to sell their goods and services to non-Defense Department customers. Under current law there are very severe limitations on how this can be done. Under the amendment, which I hope the House will approve, such sales and dual uses would be facilitated. These industrial facilities run on their proceeds. They run as if they were corporations. This amendment would allow them to sell outside the DOD under certain specified circumstances when there are not available goods and services from private purveyors and where there is a need for expedited treatment. Madam Speaker, I think the Fazio-Hoyer-Mazzoli amendment is a good amendment. I think it would move public industrial facilities into a much more competitive position to help their service branches, to help the Defense Department, and to help our country.”