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Today’s meeting was the first contact with the Army following Monday’s ruling by the GAO that the Army’s process for reviewing bids to build the FMTV was flawed and that the bids should be re-evaluated.
AUSTIN – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX 10) addressed the Sealy FMTV Task Force Tuesday to briefly discuss the GAO’s ruling and what steps will be taken moving forward. Rep. McCaul, who is in Washington for votes, spoke to the task force in Sealy by phone. The following are excerpts from his remarks:
"This is a great day for BAE, its employees and for Texas. The GAO has upheld what we have claimed from the beginning – that the Army’s evaluation was flawed and that Oshkosh’s bid to build the FMTV was not realistic. Through my close working relationship with BAE I have always maintained that the Sealy workforce produces the world’s finest trucks.
“Just in time for the holidays Democrats decided to go on another spending spree borrowing more money on the American taxpayers’ credit card. At a time when we need to tighten our belts, the majority just ballooned the budgets of government agencies by more than 12 percent.