"In the last Congress, with leadership from Senators Carper and Coburn, our Committee reported out a bill to allow agencies to keep a portion of the proceeds of the sale of excess property."
"My hope is that we can move your nomination through the Committee and through the Senate as quickly as possible because GSA, the President, and the government need you to be at your desk."
"One major concern that I mentioned in my opening statement that has been a real focus for Senator Carper and Senator Coburn, Members of the Committee, has been the excess property held by the governme..."
"Rand Beers is a highly qualified nominee with a record of more than 30 years of public service."
"I was personally very relieved to see that it did not happen, at least not in what I read."
"The position will have no operational authority."
"Mr. Beers, thank you for your testimony today, for your willingness to serve."
"I hope you will not hesitate to let this Committee know."
"This is an absolutely vital program to protecting America, and I look forward to working together with you."
"The Department of the Treasury, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Justice would be three other major participants."
"We probably do not do that enough in the other committees, so we thank the people behind you."