Barbara Boxer

He also has the support of my colleague and your colleague on the Committee, Senator Feinstein, who could not be here today.

This Convention should bring us together, not tear us apart.

I am hopeful this time we are going to get it done, because of everything that was said.

U.S. accession would help give the U.S. Navy maximum navigational rights in a dangerous world.

I thank the Senator. If the Chair would tell me when I have used 5 minutes and then I will conclude. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator will be notified.

We strongly support the intentions of the ACT to instruct the GSE's to allow all mortgage originators to use the same servicer guidelines.

Coordinated outreach will help reach borrowers possibly eligible for HARP or another program.

I have been working with Senator Barbara Boxer on a discussion draft bill that I have asked witnesses at these hearings today to comment on.

The days of being unaccountable at GSA are over.

Let the record be clear: there isn't one Senator or no Member of Congress who is trying to do anything other than get to the bottom of this.

The people on the ground are the ones who are meeting my constituents, are the ones who are bringing the issues to me, are the ones with the face of my office.

What is so outrageous about this is how these bad actors, very bad actors, perhaps criminal actors, have sullied the reputation of so many people.

Now we have this camaraderie based on not personalities or power, but doing the right thing.

The taxpayers of this country are just appalled.

I think it would really help. Because the big word here is accountability and checks and balances.

But I think that these regions have gone wild. This region went wild on you. They went rogue.

It is our job to prove to America that this agency is filled with patriotic, loyal Americans who want to do the right thing.

Because of the President's directive to become efficient and save money, we have saved, is it fair to say, more than a billion dollars for taxpayers?

You have to. You have no other option.

We become Washington-centric sometimes in Federal Government. We really do.

I think we have had a good, a very important hearing. We are not looking for photo ops of people taking the fifth.

I believe it is very possible.

Don't listen to those voices who say, we can't change.

I don't want to just dwell on the conferences. Because if there are people who are cheaters, and there are people who are bad actors, they are going to figure out another way to steal.

As Senator Inhofe said, you are the good guys in all of this, and Susan is a good gal, Susan Brita, who came forward, as a political appointee, to blow the whistle.