"You have mentioned a couple of different times the collaboration between GPO and the State Department as it relates to the passports with the electronic chip."
"We have been pushing--we share a border with Canada, and we have been urging Alaskans for the past 18 months to aggressively get your passport now."
"I just want to understand because $18.5 million is not unreasonable in terms of a technology request."
"I don't like the mean part, but nothing wrong with a little leanness here."
"I appreciate your comments, Mr. Tapella, about kind of where or how the GPO is actually changing in terms of what it is dealing with and basically staying current and looking for those business opport..."
"It seemed, as you were going through earlier, you mentioned that it would be to help monitor and follow and produce the reports that are requested under TARP, auditors for Fannie and Freddie for the B..."
"I do recognize, fully recognize that these three agencies perform very important functions, serve the entire Federal Government, not just the legislative branch."
"I would agree with you, Mr. Chairman, that I am skeptical about the need for large increases for the legislative branch."
"I feel my job, as a legislator, now that that money is either out on the street or getting out there, we are charged with making sure that there is that level of accountability."
"The individuals that you have indicated that you are going to be bringing on to be responsive to oversight with the Reinvestment Act, how many of the 109 additional staff that you are looking for in t..."
"Everything is unusual."