"Without significant investment, we will miss the opportunity to develop good paying sustainable jobs and the new sources of energy that will power our economy in the 21st century."
"the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently issued a report on the Iranian nuclear program asserting Iran now has more than 1,000 kilograms of Low Enriched Uranium--which if further enriche..."
"the primary near-term security concern of the United States is the global economic crisis."
"The Federal Government's Director of Cyber Security resigned this week and he cited a lack of support and funding as well as an overreliance on the National Security Agency (NSA) for combating threats..."
"It is going to be a challenge. I will not try to softball that one."
"Thank you for your leadership on this set of hearings that we have been holding."
"I appreciate your including that aspect in this hearing."
"While there are obvious issues with Congressional oversight, accountability, and transparency with the creation of new czar positions within the Executive Office of the President, that is a totally di..."
"I think we need to more aggressively look at the internal controls in the Federal Government as well as at the State and local levels."
"It becomes difficult, and the problems are obvious as you try to measure this."
"This mistake may cost taxpayers about $2.5 million and it could easily have been prevented."
"the success of the pilot program, in our view, is also very important to striking the right balance, as Senator Collins was talking about, between accountability and getting the money out quickly."
"Striking the right balance between speed and caution has been a challenging task."
"Preventing fraud in the execution of stimulus funding is a key element to the ultimate success of the Recovery Act."
"It is critical. I am very pleased that Maine has the opposite situation of Connecticut."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just one final question for me."
"As much as 7 percent of the Recovery Act funds may be lost to fraud and abuse."
"I think a lot of the work that you are doing, while extremely worthwhile, is probably the tip of the iceberg."
