Rob Andrews: “The Department of Defense, even after you take away the purchase of aircraft carriers or fighter jets or what have you…”

“The Department of Defense, even after you take away the purchase of aircraft carriers or fighter jets or what have you, is spending almost $1 billion every day of the week, every week of the year. Almost $1 billion. And sometimes the people who run that system of buying everything from software to lawn mowing services do a really good job. They provide value to the taxpayer and great tools for our servicemembers. But that's not always the case. A few years ago the Air Force went to buy a refrigeration unit to put on a plane, and they paid $13,000 for the refrigeration unit. Less than 24 months later, they bought exactly the same refrigeration unit for the same sort of plane and paid $32,000 for the same thing.”