I would like Mr. Plaster to give us an estimate of the total cost that has been reprogrammed.

So if that was something that this subcommittee chose to review, I could only talk to you about it, to the Chief, and maybe the Architect of the Capitol, who, by the way, also sits on the Police Board, which most people don't realize.

So you initiated it on your own because in your analysis you decided, without any outside influence or pressure, that this was necessary and so essential that we remove it from the regular order process.

We are not securing all the garages. So if I am a terrorist, I am going to go to the garage that is not secure.

My concern with basically making CRS like GAO, where you post your reports on a Web site, is that it would basically bring all the work that you are doing to a screeching halt.

I am concerned that you built a budget request that doesn't probably line up with your report.

Your request is $114.4 million. That is a 7 percent increase over last year, which I don't find excessive.

I would just request, respectfully, that if we could lengthen this meeting, because I don't think the next meeting is going to be quite as long.

There is no agency that knows exactly what litigation they are going to enter into.

I hope they will do so in a timely fashion.

I remember, Mr. Chairman, when I was the chair of this subcommittee, and it is a question that I still ask any agency head to respond to: there are the 'got to haves' and the 'nice to haves.'

Are you actually crafting a budget that is representative of what your actual needs are to be able to make sure that we can cover the Capitol complex and its security needs?

Seems to me that that, Mr. Chairman, is a way that we could provide transparency.

Why would we partially implement a garage security project?

They are not plowed back into the service right now?

I am getting extremely frustrated. I don't think I am getting veracity in the responses to my question.

Just as important as how the decisions are being made within the department to prioritize funding, I would like to understand the process by which those decisions about preparing our force for how forward looking approaches are made.

And that is my concern as well, is we need CRS to be responsive.

Can you address the real issue of reduced oversight on our part if we allow you to move some of those separate appropriations to a working capital fund?

I am absolutely 100 percent behind necessary security measures.

These are essential items that are just as essential as toilet paper is, and it is absolutely a necessity to remedy this situation.

Your service has been remarkable...reflects incredibly well on your management skills.

I look forward to the GAO recommendations, but I remain concerned.

I know that some might be concerned about my going there. But if you are not a woman, it is tough to understand that when you need a feminine hygiene product you need one immediately.

That is a very large commitment to never actually have gone through the planning process that we have here.