Rob Bishop: “As counterintuitive as it may appear, when there is a drawdown, there may be a long-term savings, but short-term savings…”

“As counterintuitive as it may appear, when there is a drawdown, there may be a long-term savings, but short-term savings are not there. In fact, the cost spikes. As all the equipment comes back from the warrior that has to go to the depots for resetting, repair, and restoration, that is an extreme cost that has to be borne by the depots if it is not in this particular bill. That is one of the reasons why I support the chair's mark, which is supported by the chairman, as well as Chairman Ryan, and as well as the original Obama budget when it was sent here before. For whatever reason, they decided to pull $5 billion out without giving us a plan going forward. This needs to stay. The ACTING CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 15 seconds remaining.”