We have to get real here. I mean, this is a big problem for the country.
Vermont has been a leader on the enhanced 9-1-1 and it has been helpful.
I am asking you what are the things that we are doing or policy-wise that are getting in the way of you being able to succeed in taking on t...
It is terrific of the Chair to have this hearing because it is tough to get a hearing before this committee and subcommittee.
I really applaud you all for that effort.
We wanted to demonstrate that we wanted freedom of information whether we have a Republican or a Democratic administration.
I am convinced that these problems are rooted at least partly in the issue we will discuss today - the persistent lack of staffing standards...
Today, I don't want to hear excuses. I want to hear solutions.
There is some energy over on the House side. The Issa-Cummings bill that Senator Grassley mentioned actually would order agencies to do this...
It was very simple. As Senator Cornyn and Senator Leahy's idea, it was a great idea.
I went to law school in less time.
I think the American people expect us to, and they should.
This is an important hearing on one of our most cherished open government laws, the Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA.
I think that might be conservative, too.
Simply saying everything is secret does not instill confidence in the American people.
I think it is one of the greatest challenges we face in America today are the student loans and the cost of college.
Is the bubble out there? And what happens when it collapses to the taxpayers?
I see students graduate from graduate school and law school and medical school with $200,000, $250,000, $300,000 in debt.
