Eleanor Norton actually said...

"How could that be? How long has it been since we passed the stimulus bill?"

"I have respected its expertise. And so when an agency double crosses me, believe me, they ain't got no friends up here then."

"That is going to be particularly important if you want to have anybody bidding on these projects."

"Yeah, and if you are in the private sector and you do that, you are going to be held to it. Why isn't an agency held to it?"