"Which I think is appropriate, and you should be doing."
"Well, I appreciate the explanation that you have given, Dr. Elmendorf."
"Everything is unusual."
"You are asking for 109 additional staff. What is the magic in that number?"
"So it makes a difference."
"the Speaker has kind of upped the ante even further, bringing it to a 50 percent reduction by 2017."
"What are we doing, and how much are we spending?"
"But it would seem to me that given the responsibilities within the Office of Compliance, to have a good, solid 21 full-time employees is pretty good."
"I think you really hit the nail on the head that much of it is a security concern."
"I have heard concerns from other Members that they feel that on some of the staff-led tours, the staff members have been treated in a discourteous manner."
"Save $10 million. And if we have got a tough, cold winter, to have that in reserve."