Earl Blumenauer: “I appreciate my colleague permitting me to speak on this. As she indicated, this is a bipartisan amendment sponsored by…”

“I appreciate my colleague permitting me to speak on this. As she indicated, this is a bipartisan amendment sponsored by the entire Oregon House delegation. Our interest is making sure that the men and women in our armed services have access to the best possible equipment. Currently, the efforts that have been under way overseas and at home have put a great deal of stress and strain. We have had people in the Northwest explain to us opportunities that they think are available to both save money and to improve opportunities to make sure that the equipment is recycled, brought up to par as quickly and as efficiently as possible. I think having a report from the Secretary of the Army in this fashion will help spotlight this opportunity. We are confident that we will see real opportunities to save money while we improve the equipment that our men and women are dealing with. I appreciate the cooperation both from the Oregon delegation and from the staff on the minority and the majority in helping move forward so we have got some good information. I express my appreciation to the Chair and to the ranking member.”