Lisa Murkowski

I want us to exercise good common sense.

I just can't let a good thing drop here.

Okay. Mr. Chairman, my time is up.

When is that fountain going to be done?

But we were doing renewable energy credits, were we not?

What are we doing, and how much are we spending?

I think we still have police there.

Now do I understand correctly that with your request, you are seeking another 25 employees?

We are required to make Congress aware of existing hazards.

Will we see a leveling off in our utility costs, do you think?

What we are looking to do--what we are struggling doing right now is monitoring a lot of the safety and health findings that we have found.

We couldn't use a sign?

I think I am down to the cats and dogs collection here, too.

Again, this gets me back to my question about how much flexibility you have.

So, in 9,000 cases, there was either not cooperation or there wasn't significant improvement?

I am in favor of the legislative branch serving as a model for the rest of the Government.

And I can appreciate that because I think we have all had good detailees in our respective offices.

So what is it that you can't do with 21 that you need to have these additional 3?

You are to be commended for that.

I am pleased with the direction that we have been able to take in reductions of emissions and our carbon footprint.

Why in the world would we spend the money to fix this now when 2 years from now, we may have a whole building renovation?

Do you have flexibility to either work with the Office of the Architect here to not issue that citation so that you can work through some interim measures?

Oh, there was a fair amount of controversy I guess it was last year, it may have been 2 years ago, when we purchased renewable energy credits.

I appreciate, Mr. Ayers, you kind of walking through how you prioritize what you are dealing with as you look at these projects.

I think we all share the concerns and I'm pretty certain that the folks within the White House are very keyed on this as well.