I want my colleagues to hear this, especially one colleague. I think there could be a bipartisan effort here.

Many of my residents still currently struggle with ongoing emotional toll as well as the cost of flood damage.

I think we need a better process because we are a public government entity. We should not act like the for-profit insurance companies.

I think over 50 percent of the Pentagon budget is contractors.

It leads to waste. It does, yes. It is about transparency and accountability.

I could be in a room in a town hall in Detroit--and I do not just represent the city of Detroit, I represent some of the suburban communities--this is one of the consistent things they will agree with me on.

I know my colleagues talk to you all about this, but I started the Get The Lead Out Caucus, and we got tremendous bipartisan support.

DoD's failure to account for and properly oversee its weapons and property funded by taxpayers in my district and across the country is an understatement.

Are most improper payments financial fraud or are there other causes at play?

It is devastating when they do get those letters.

But we do need to talk about timing. Our residents, after they made the mistake and they get the letter in a year, that is not fair.