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e, operating
separately from Goodlatte's committee, has been working behind the scenes
on a sweeping bill expected to be similar to what the Senate
is considering. Goodlatte said he will be interested to see what that
group produces but hasn't determined how his committee might approach it.
He also said that while he's decided to begin with hearings on
individual bills, there's been no decision on how to approach voting on
any legislation or when to hold a vote.And whatever Goodlatte's committee
does, final decisions on the approach in the House will be made
by Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, who's avoided taking any public stance
so far on how to move forward. Boehner issued a brief statement
through a spokesman Thursday commending both Goodlatte and the bipartisan
House working group on immigration "for their continuing work on this complex
and important issue."
and 1,600 rounds per officer,
while the U.S. Army goes through roughly 350 rounds per soldier.He noted
that is "roughly 1,000 rounds more per person.""Their officers use what
seems to be an exorbitant amount of ammunition," he said.Nick Nayak, chief
procurement officer for the Department of Homeland Security, did not challenge
Chaffetz's numbers.However, Nayak sought to counter what he described as
several misconceptions about the bullet buys.Despite reports that the department
was trying to buy up to 1.6 billion rounds over five years,
he said that is not true. He later clarified that the number
is closer to 750 million.He said the department, on average, buys roughly
100 million rounds per year.He also said claims that the department is
stockpiling ammo are "simply not true." Further, he countered claims that
the purchases are helping create broader ammunition shortages in the U.S.The
department has long said it needs the bullets for agents in training
and on duty, and buys in bulk to save money.While Democrats likened
concerns about the purchases to conspiracy theories, Republicans raised
concern about the sheer cost of the ammunition."This is not about conspiracy
theories, this is about good government," Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said.Rep.
Darrell Issa, R-Calif., who chairs the full Oversight and Government Reform
Committee, said he suspects rounds are being stockpiled, and then either
"disposed of," passed to non-federal agencies, o
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