But wouldn't we do better if we could get some type of upfront requirement before that money--whether or not the Federal...
Do you have an example of any entity that you know about that might be an example of what is taking place?
As we approach what projections indicate will be the most expensive Census in history, we must assure that sound leaders...
What my constituents are going to--how this stimulus money is going to impact the black community...
But right now I am getting all the heat from it. I was getting calls in yesterday about how do we get a piece of the sti...
Now, are you talking about small minority businesses?
if these dollars come into the community, and none of them get into those underserved and minority communities, then the...
Will you be following that piece of it with your authority under the National Governors Association, how they are follow...
The Federal Government is letting out contracts with contracting agencies to help track these funds...
I just hope and pray that we will be able to execute on that bar that we have set.
Individuals are going to be a little skeptical now that their identity could be swiped so easily.
How can the Committee and the Congress as a whole aid in your efforts to implement the Recovery Act?
I am trying to get at the fraud or abuse of the funds, whether or not that project really was a worthy recovery type of ...
We need to have everyone counted and my assessment of that is that there is a way of doing it.
But you know what will be reported, the sensational story where the one person got away with a major contract.
Because we cannot make any mistakes here. This is our last shot at the public coming down on us.
Are there any new ways we can employ to combat undercounting typically underrepresented--any technology.
Can we look at that now? We have about 18 months, you said, isn't it? No, 12 months.