One of the things that really frosts citizens of this country, taxpayers, and those of us who are privileged to represent them, is when we have bad behavior, grossly bad behavior, on the part of Federal employees or others who are using…

Was the Constitution Center lease an anomaly or does the SEC lack the necessary expertise and internal controls to ensure they are getting the best possible term when it leases space?

there needs to be some reform in terms of real property.

Our primary priority is how will that impact that decision to affect veterans and veteran families, first.

What I focus on around here is how do we build, how do we develop consensus?

On the one hand, agencies can purchase space. On the other hand, they can get this designation, independent designation that some have and then they can lease or they can go through GSA and lease.

What do we need to do? What needs to be done so that CBO in the future will not say almost routinely that even when it makes economic sense to purchase, we are not going to score it that way?

I would hope at the end of the day appropriate disciplinary action--I think I speak for both of us--that appropriate disciplinary action be taken.

We actually lease more space than we own.

My sense in listening to your testimony and earlier hearings that we have had is that we also need a comprehensive approach with respect to real property management.

I think CPRA is a promising start in that direction that will hopefully lead to some efficiencies and some cost savings for the taxpayers.