"I do want to note that I have been concerned with the Federal work force for some time and had a bill in before we attained the majority aimed at recruiting new Federal workers."
"I was astounded to find out that essentially only 20 percent of Federal IT workers are under the age of 40."
"This failure, I want to focus on this really abject failure to modernize the IT in the Federal sector."
"The first thing I want to do is to thank you for this hearing. It is a very important hearing."
"I want to thank the chair for this really important and timely hearing."
"Imagine if that happened to the capital of the United States."
"I do want to say because it was remarked that we should be meeting in here, in the Nation's Capital."
"Well, we will be sure that--because we are working on a bill as I speak, trying to make it a bipartisan bill."
"there was no mention of the climate change that may be the cause of these increases, and the seriousness."
"Is the--is the Health and Human Services Department taking any steps here in the United States to boost production of these supplies?"
"Then that should be in our bill then that we are working on that?"