Mark Pryor actually said...

"Do you believe advances in personalized medicine could be threatened should the Congress enact cuts to the NIH's budget?"

"The Federal Government is not known for being nimble, and IT would be a good example of where it needs to become much more nimble because IT changes so quickly."

"I used to serve on the Armed Services Committee and periodically the military would issue a bid of some sort and then change the requirements midway through the process."

"When I look at an agency that does very important work, like the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), ... it just seems that when they do a contract, it takes so long and it is so expensive."