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On Thursday morning, Congressman Huizenga spoke on the House floor about the recent Justice Department Inspect General report detailing how Federal Prison Industries (FPI) manufactured faulty helmets that endangered the lives of our troops. Congressman Huizenga also discussed his bipartisan legislation that would require FPI to compete with the private sector.

Currently, FPI has a special provision known as mandatory sourcing that essentially gives FPI the ability to claim any government contract it sees fit. This problematic provision allows FPI and its prison labor force, to take jobs away from hardworking, law-abiding citizens in the private sector, while also running counter to our nation's free market principles.  

Click "play" on the video below to watch Congressman Huizenga's speech on the need to protect our troops by reforming FPI. To learn more about Rep. Huizenga's bipartisan effort to reform FPI click here.