Why do so many items remain open?
I noticed that the Department of Veterans Affairs was rather high on the list of agencies with not addressed or partially addressed actions.
There is a lot of frustration in this area. There is a lot of frustration not only in this Committee but throughout Congress.
I think it is really important. We do not want the border wall to be the new CFPB.
We would like to make it such that we have a significant amount of money, you know, going that way because it is going to take that.
I appreciate the emphasis on the business practice reform approach that you are taking, and certainly your work on the audit is going to be ...
So are we able to go ahead, you know, and follow-up on that right now? Are we starting already?
What do we do to help you get the people that you need and retain people?
Okay. So go ahead. I interrupted you. Are there other things that you learned that----
But you have got that flexibility?
I think it would be helpful for us to know the areas that we can truly rely on the information versus it is a guess.
I think at times, too, we run into disagreements.
The law of supply and demand is not repealed magically in the labor market, as some people in Congress seem to imply.
I very much agree.
I just have to point out that we just increased the defense budget by $85 billion, though, in 1 year.
I do not think our military is responsible for driving much of these deficits and the debt we face now.
I think that is a good thing given that labor for many decades now, especially unskilled, low-skilled laborers, people who are getting out o...
I think it is consistent with the rule of law and a well-functioning market-based economy.
