It is extraordinarily important that we track the job creation provisions of this bill so that we know whether or not we...
It is critical. I am very pleased that Maine has the opposite situation of Connecticut.
Preventing fraud in the execution of stimulus funding is a key element to the ultimate success of the Recovery Act.
Striking the right balance between speed and caution has been a challenging task.
the success of the pilot program, in our view, is also very important to striking the right balance, as Senator Collins ...
This mistake may cost taxpayers about $2.5 million and it could easily have been prevented.
It becomes difficult, and the problems are obvious as you try to measure this.
I think we need to more aggressively look at the internal controls in the Federal Government as well as at the State and...
While there are obvious issues with Congressional oversight, accountability, and transparency with the creation of new c...
I appreciate your including that aspect in this hearing.
Thank you for your leadership on this set of hearings that we have been holding.
I think if you are looking at re-employing annuitants, we have to take away the huge financial disincentive for them to ...
the intent--indeed, the letter of the stimulus act--requires Federal, State, and local governments, but also private bus...
We intend to very closely and aggressively monitor spending of stimulus money ourselves.
In the American Recovery Act, otherwise known as the stimulus bill, there is some very good language and good provisions...
Now the challenge is to make sure that the billions of dollars provided by that law achieve the purpose of boosting our ...
I think that Senator McCaskill has raised an important point, and it is a point that I had intended to raise as well.
The more eyes that we have on this spending, the better.
