Rick Larsen actually said...

"it is extremely important that these small and medium-sized businesses still have an opportunity to participate in contracting."

"I think it does a very good job of laying out the complexity of the issues as it offers some findings and recommendations of the policy of providing the military with new weapons and capabilities."

"Frankly, I don't mind that one of the purposes of the office is to count those numbers, be sure the goals are being met."

"DOD spends nearly $23 billion per year dealing with corrosion. That's $23 billion out of our defense budget that we're not spending on our troops."