Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

Because we are the authorizers and the taxpayers tell us that wherever it is, it has to be the best deal for the taxpayers.

Norton emphasizes the need for taxpayer interests in government contracts.

10/26/2009

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

This committee has insisted upon it. This is not the goodness of their heart.

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

Are you suggesting that that figure in your testimony is strictly due to the broker contract? What about market conditions?