"Now, customer urgency means what, the roof is leaking and people are complaining?"
"You have to understand that you can't expect us to continue to try to protect the Federal Building Fund at the same time that you allow one of your largest tenants to be a decade in arrears."
"Now, I am going to ask you to do this within 30 days and report back to this Committee."
"I hate to think of this economy as something that we want to quick, hurry, take advantage of, because we don't want it to linger."
"What I can't understand is why, in fact--indeed, I would have expected you to come to the Subcommittee and ask for some assistance."
"What is the role of somebody who doesn't have any expertise when it comes to security except to do what I do, complain about too much security or I have seen people get in who shouldn't?"
"I am into shock and dismay that the USDA, Department of Agriculture, apparently is delinquent in its rent, and very delinquent."
"What a positive note to end this hearing on."
"the notion, particularly after this hearing, that we are leaving, you know, civil servants at the table as decision makers for security in Federal buildings is shocking and totally unacceptable."
"I am just trying to find out who the decider is."
"Charged directly to you, security escort costs. Amended prospectus. You know, if OMB wants this, pay for it themselves."