[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for the ping.

We have seen the dollar figure before from JoNova's website.

But that is an Austrailian website...so more verification is good.

[Marine_Uncle]

Senator Inhofe got little support during that meeting as I watched it unfold on the CSPAN channel. In fact after his brief speech using terms like "green test tube", the demo side countered with questions to the panel of generals, and they sided with the demo side of the argument.
Inhofe did not return to the committee meeting. I don't know if he listened to what the generals and admirals had to say, in say a back room, but they all suggested programs they felt where actually going to save tax payer money, where in effect being carried out.
I sort of felt bad for Sen. Inhofe in this case, his none effective statements. He did not score any points during his brief stay in that meeting.