"we should not be in the business of managing hotels, but we should be in the business of managing taxpayer resources."
"Thank you, Chairman Perry. Welcome all our guests here today, the panelists. Thank you, sir, for holding today's hearing on threats of North Korea to our great country."
"Instead of blaming victims, President Trump should be ensuring his administration gets aid to those without water, food, and electricity."
"I still believe that the best thing that we can do for veterans is to give them a job, and to give them a good-paying, middle class job is what we need to do."
"There is a need for Department of Homeland Security to have a modern and effective information technology system."
"Unfortunately, the plan to transfer the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, DNDO, TSA, and Coast Guard to an IBC solution failed."
"Financial systems, financial management is key to the success of DHS and its mission."
"This subcommittee has held hearings on a range of matters, some of which do not have bipartisan agreement."
"Simply put, DHS should, at any given moment, know how money is being spent across the Department."
"I am troubled to hear that despite such a lengthy discovery period, neither IBC nor DHS predicted this unfortunate result."
"It is even more troubling that DHS spent millions of dollars on this modernization effort with nothing to show for it."
"The FEMA work force has a very important and critical responsibility and that is to support our citizens and first responders as they face some of the most crippling natural disasters this country has..."