Andy Biggs actually said...

"I hope this hearing will act as a step forward--excuse me, step forward and a step toward ensuring a true partnership between states and the federal government."

"the OECD, which is a group of developed countries, has done surveys of government pay for different positions in those developed countries"

"I thank Chairman Smith, Vice Chairman Lucas, Environment Subcommittee Chairman Norman, Representatives Rohrabacher, Posey, Weber, Babin, Higgins, Lesko, Hultgren, Abraham, Webster, Marshall, and Dunn ..."

"This letter acknowledges that IRIS has had a, quote, 'routine lack of transparency in the program, as well as failures in efficiency and direction that have mired the credibility of the program,' clos..."