Political Quotes

“I thank the chairman. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, especially my friend, Chairman Chaffetz, and my friend, Mr. Walberg, here from Michigan, as well as Ranking Member Cummings, for bringing this bipartisan, bicameral bill to the floor to save taxpayer dollars and create jobs. I often hear, like most of us do, from our constituents: Why can't Congress work together and get something done and eliminate wasteful spending and create jobs? Well, we have got it, folks. Here we go. With the Federal Vehicle Repair Cost Savings Act, I teamed up with Senator Gary Peters, also of Michigan. We are going to save literally millions of taxpayer dollars by reducing spending on Federal vehicle maintenance and create good manufacturing jobs. Our commonsense bill calls on Federal agencies to use remanufactured components to repair and maintain the Federal vehicle fleet when using those parts would lower costs, achieve higher safety standards, and maintain quality and performance. Remanufactured parts are less expensive than brand-new parts and have been returned to same-as-new condition. I know this from firsthand experience, owning a small sand and gravel operation where we oftentimes use remanufactured parts on our own trucks. The component may be an engine, may be a transmission, may be a drivetrain, may be a rear end or an alternator.…”