negotiations with the White House on the 'Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act' are underway and that the parties are 'very close' to agreeing on the role that the Department of Homeland Security would play to better defend…

Who is responsible for establishing line authority within the Department of Energy?

I would hope you start reflecting those going forward, because that is the kind of action that sends a clear message that these lapses in security will not be tolerated.

I think that is the model. Do you disagree that should be the model in how we respond to serious security violations at important facilities like this?

the DOE and NNSA are going to fix this problem going forward in a meaningful way. And until they do, we are going to make them wish they had.

it is astounding to me, we are not talking about an equipment site, we are talking about nuclear materials.

If a report comes out and says, we have a flawed culture of security problems at Y-12 comes out, that should have been presented to the chief of security.

I want you to recognize we are as serious as a heart attack about what has just happened here and staying after it, and we expect it to be remedied.

I think that due process would not impede firing people who would let an 82-year-old woman get into a nuclear facility.

If previous studies have repeatedly noted the same problems--for instance, confused lines of authority, responsibility, and accountability--why have they not been addressed? Why have prior attempts to implement change at NNSA failed? What…

The thing that I hope you take away from this, Mr. Secretary, is you have got to be capable of reforming yourself.

The chief of security for DOE has been there for 20 years.

The Anniston Army Depot is in my hometown and my district. It serves as a critical installation for our brave warfighters and our Nation. Now with President Obama's sequester just days away, the depot, along with other vital military…

It scared the heck out of folks at the Anniston Army Depot in my district, for obvious reasons.

the country needs to know, and this is going a long way to helping that end.

He didn't make any proposals as to how to deal with sequestration.

We have got to have help from the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue to remedy this.

The Algerians have launched some type of operation today, which freed more hostages.

``He shall receive ambassadors and other public ministers; he shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed, and shall commission all the officers of the United States.'' Article II, section 4: ``The President, Vice President and…

We are taking 91 of these things worth $14 million and going to put them in a warehouse. That is efficient?

I am really aggravated about this $91 million being wasted.

I hope we can get some answers today on this extremely disturbing situation.

It appears we not only are having a technology problem, but a significant transparency problem on our hands.

the Department has a real problem with the public level of confidence, but it is penetrating the Congress pretty badly.

If I can get through that line faster, it doesn't matter to me.