Rodney Frelinghuysen: “Respectfully, I rise in opposition to the gentleman from Arizona's amendment. The Marine Corps has an aviation plan…”

“Respectfully, I rise in opposition to the gentleman from Arizona's amendment. The Marine Corps has an aviation plan calling for the orderly transfer of this capability to other entities. The East Coast mission will be assumed by the Coast Guard, while the West Coast mission will be competitively contracted out, as I understand it, in fiscal year 2017. While we respect the gentleman's concerns, this amendment takes a rifle shot approach against the Department of Defense's force structure plan, and we believe that this is not good policy. Therefore, I urge opposition to the amendment and would appreciate the gentleman making the case for his position. I yield to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Visclosky), my ranking member.”