Hoyer Announces Defense Acquisition Reform Bill Will Come to the Floor Next Week

WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding scheduling of the IMPROVES Acquisition Act of 2010, which passed the House Armed Services Committee yesterday by a unanimous, bipartisan vote:

“This Democratic Congress has consistently made fiscal responsibility a top priority, by restoring statutory PAYGO and working with the President on a bipartisan fiscal commission to reduce the deficit. Next week we will continue our effort to return our nation to fiscal balance by bringing the IMPROVES Acquisition Act of 2010 to the House Floor for a vote. This legislation will save taxpayers billions of dollars on defense acquisition spending while ensuring that our troops have the equipment they need to stay safe and get the job done. It builds on what we started when we enacted the Weapon System Acquisition Reform Act last year, by putting forward reforms for other areas that weren’t impacted by that law. I want to thank Chairman Skelton, Ranking Member McKeon, and Reps. Rob Andrews and Mike Conaway who led the Defense Acquisition reform panel, for their leadership on this issue.”


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