We have paid out billions of dollars to dead farmers.

I think that is good.

This Congress has proved it is not up to that. Maybe future Congresses will be.

Well, that is the whole point of changing the way you do this so that you do not get this non-response.

I am in adamant opposition to all cost-plus contracts other than pure research.

I do have some significant concerns with the American Community Survey.

I think we also ought to thank President Obama for his nomination, Dr. Groves.

I just have one final question and that is on the part of maps and what the Census Bureau is doing with maps versus what can be bought in the private sector.

The politicians are more interested in their political careers than they are the best interests of this country.

Those are going to be difficult discussions.

There is just no leadership in terms of accomplishing the things.

action was applied to the real problem, not the symptoms of the problem, and we actually got something done.

If every agency would follow what they are doing, we would save hundreds of billions of dollars.

The question is: Where is the leadership to get it done?

I think you are making progress, probably better than anywhere else that we are in the Federal Government.

The Senate turned down a proposal to require an agency actually to know the programs that they have.

We spend $27 billion a year, and we have no metric on any program whatsoever.

Tons. Of the 8.2 percent that are unemployed and the 15 percent that are unemployed and underemployed, they care about the waste, fraud, and abuse.