Eleanor Norton actually said...

"The government--and the President put in his budget--bought a building, the first time, I think, since I have been on this Subcommittee that the government plopped down some money, taking an advantage..."

"We understand that. That doesn't mean that this Subcommittee doesn't have an obligation to review what the government has done."

"We are trying to get out of this somehow because we are among those who complain when monitoring isn't done."

"I really see us caught in a real bind here, that we have to monitor the contracts."