If there is a need for us to strengthen the laws on passport issuance, we want to hear from you.

That obviously is a significant breach in the security system of our country.

The passport is the gold standard for identification in this country.

There has got to be some really good reason for issuing a passport if you have not gotten the information back.

We do require a Social Security number, but we cannot refuse to adjudicate a passport if someone does not provide a Social Security number.

And that could lead to prosecution or----

I appreciate that. I think there are two separate issues here.

I just look forward to working with you and the Ranking Member so that we can make certain that with the quadrupling of the money that has gone out to GSA that we make sure that it is spent in the most efficient and effective way.

And so do you have the assurances that you are going to be able to function in a way that works for the taxpayers, given the resource limitations.

I would say in conclusion that while there may not be direct oversight authority as we move forward with looking at the expenditure in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Congress always has broad authority to look at the way…

Today's National Guard and Reserve personnel continue the long tradition of protecting our Nation, and they do so in a magnificent manner.

I know that you have the capacity at GSA to do not just the job creation that we envisioned under the Recovery and Reinvestment Act, but also to make sure that we are building buildings for the future and that we are transforming buildings…

Mr. Guerin, if you have any concerns about this, I would appreciate it if you would put those on the record now for this Subcommittee, because the last thing that we want is to be accused of mismanaging quadruple the amount of money that…

If we are going to continue to expect so much from our Reserve forces, then we not only must--not only must we properly equip them, but we must equip them with modern equipment.

The Army National Guard predates the founding of our Nation and a standing military by almost a century and a half.

Government workers cannot be building roads and buildings, but government workers should surely be able to oversee how taxpayer dollars are being spent.

We have quadrupled the amount of money that we are giving to go out to renovate and to build public buildings.

Afghanistan seems threatened not only by the Taliban, but by a government that's riddled with cronyism and corruption.