Jay Obernolte actually said...

"I think the answer would be no."

"we are never going to be able to compete in terms of salary with institutions in the private sector"

"We absolutely need a strong, dedicated, and talented Federal scientific workforce, and we need to make sure that we retain those people and that we recruit the best of what is coming out of our Nation..."

"I think this is the break that we have all been waiting for to get him out in the open and flushed out and no longer in hiding. And my personal opinion is, now it is only a matter of time."