Doug Bereuter: “The gentleman's amendment addresses legitimate concerns related to problems experienced at a military facility in his…”

“The gentleman's amendment addresses legitimate concerns related to problems experienced at a military facility in his district; specifically, unnecessary regulatory requirements that impede the implementation of more cost-effective alternatives to providing municipal services at the facility. These problems are not unique to California. A military facility in this Member's district, the Lincoln Municipal Airport, has experienced cost-ineffective practices related to fire services. Although a commonsense solution exists to solve the problems involving the international guard unit, this Member has been told that their cost-saving initiative has been stalled at the national level of the National Guard. Clearly this is an issue that merits examination. This Member would ask the chairman of the National Security Committee, the distinguished gentleman from South Carolina [Mr. Spence], to work with him to address these concerns in a constructive manner.”