I want to commend and thank my friend from Virginia for his excellent amendment. We have tried to establish in this bill the idea that the Defense Department should coordinate the industrial base and broaden it so the servicemembers and taxpayers get a better deal and we invite ingenuity and innovation. Mr. Connolly has made sure that our good intentions in this bill will become a good reality. By the establishment of the council that Mr. Connolly establishes, there will be a group that oversees the implementation of the ideas that we have. So I think it strengthens the bill considerably. I commend Mr. Connolly for being a fierce advocate for his district and his area, which is so intimately involved in solving this problem. I thank him for his contribution and urge a 'yes' vote.
On the recordApril 28, 2010
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The speaker discusses amendments to a bill aimed at improving Defense Department coordination and innovation.
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