We want you there fighting on behalf of small businesses saying, no, do not bundle these contracts and elbow out small companies from being prime contractors.

I would like to see, if we could, the relative activities generated by our partnerships with the states...

I am taking this case work myself so I will be contracting you.

There is a real concern as to whether the procurement officers in our agencies have a bias towards existing relationships with contractors.

I am very proud of the Small Business Jobs Bill and I really do congratulate Senator Landrieu.

I think one of the most important responsibilities of this Committee is oversight.

I am a little disappointed it is taking this long.

Could I ask that my office and I think the Committee may be also interested in reviewing the curriculum...

Will all contracting officers be required to go through this training?

I could not agree with you more about the importance of the SBA's role as the voice of small business.

I applaud you for that, and we got that as an amendment to the Budget Resolution that gave the SBA the tools.

We need to have better information to this Committee as to how this program is working.

Our patience is running thin here.

What has happened of late is so discouraging to see so-called mature democracies take steps that are so punitive against a population that has been in their country for a long period of time and denied basic opportunities of the citizens of their country.

Thank you very much for conducting this hearing and let me thank both of our witnesses for their incredible service.

When you do the wrong things, further sanctions will come.

The flotilla episode, obviously, challenged that relationship, and of course, we think that Turkey was very provocative and insensitive in the manner in which it handled the flotilla.

Well, it seems to me that if they instigate on the 1-year anniversary or close to the 1-year anniversary a similar effort, it is meant as a provocation.