"I think taxpayers would have a better sense of what happened if you can expedite that."
"Tell me when you knew that there was a substantial problem which we know now is the 2011 $39 million shortfall."
"One of the things that is particularly disturbing about this is not simply the impact, but the fact that there didn't seem to be an expert who could make accurate budget forecasts or projections."
"I want to thank everyone for being here, and I appreciate the work that's been done by a number of folks on both my staff and Senator Isakson's staff to make this hearing possible."
"So each of us, I think, has a special obligation, especially those of us who are elected or appointed officials, to focus on those dollars and what taxpayers get for those dollars."
"You didn't know that until 2012."
"I think there's a good bit of skepticism on this committee among Senators in both parties..."
"We have, I think, some limited time to rectify this in order to get young people enrolled in a program which they should be."
"This is going to lead to other questions about other departments."
"We're very concerned about what happens to those students and the results that we hope for them as they focus on their careers and a job and contributing to our economy."
"The Department's mismanagement of Job Corps could ultimately cost as many as 30,000 struggling youth the opportunity to better their future and potentially 10,000 staff jobs supporting these students."
"I start today as well with three groups of Americans that I and I'm sure this entire room is most concerned about when it comes to Job Corps."
"The President recently went on tour touting his plans to create a new middle-class jobs program. I think he needs to take a good look at Job Corps and existing ones like this program today."
"serious weaknesses in Job Corps financial management processes."
"It would be very helpful if we had some indication as to the origin of this specific problem."
"We questioned whether the Government received the best value for $17.1 million in contracts issued by seven individual centers."
"So you didn't know in July 2011."
"I'm a big believer in the Job Corps program, a big supporter of the program, and I'm hopeful that we'll get some answers to some troubling questions."
