"I think if we ask the American people do you think that private contractors should be determining whether or not top secret clearances are given to various contractors and various Federal employees, t..."
"I have a fantasy that I would like to share with you, and it is a fantasy that we would have a new House rule that would require members to wear Pinocchio noses every time they make a statement that i..."
"The statement that has been made by the leadership of both houses in the last 24 hours is that we knew it was true, it is true. The CBO now says it is true. 2 million jobs will be lost as a result of ..."
"If someone says that they have decided to leave their job for personal reasons--they just decided they wanted to retire early--we would not put them in the category of having lost their jobs."
"There are many, many Americans like that today who would like to go out and fulfill their dream, but they are stuck in their job because of health insurance."
"I believe, Mr. Chairman, that you are an honorable man."
"The American people are sick of it, and I am sick of it."
"No one watching this hearing right now should in any way believe that this is a bipartisan product."
"I fear that this document will not stand up to the scrutiny."
"It's outrageous. We have a Defense Logistics Agency, it's our hardware store, it's got parts that are going to be there for and can be used for the next 100 years."
"this has got to be fixed. Human beings who come forward and make points like this that show that there is abuse need to be heard and the issue needs to be resolved."
"Opening Statement"