"We really do feel there are two hearings going on today, one about Boeing but one about the overall job that the FAA is doing."
"I actually disagree that it flows naturally. While making the internal changes is the most important thing, the safety concerns that have been raised by high-profile incidents in the last several year..."
"I am thankful that we have had several productive conversations, but we are ready to move into the action phase."
"I know my colleagues talk to you all about this, but I started the Get The Lead Out Caucus, and we got tremendous bipartisan support."
"I could be in a room in a town hall in Detroit--and I do not just represent the city of Detroit, I represent some of the suburban communities--this is one of the consistent things they will agree with..."
"It leads to waste. It does, yes. It is about transparency and accountability."
"I think over 50 percent of the Pentagon budget is contractors."
"DoD's failure to account for and properly oversee its weapons and property funded by taxpayers in my district and across the country is an understatement."
"I sent a letter to the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council urging them to swiftly implement my law."
"Unfortunately, the updated guidance that was due in June of this year has yet to be issued."
"Last Congress my bill, the Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act, was signed into law."
"Food at school should be no different than folding in the cost of riding the bus or some other service for children at school."
