Daniel Akaka actually said...

"if arbitrary reductions in the size of the Federal workforce are put in place, we could have a situation, as we have unfortunately seen in the past, where agencies turn in an unjustified and unthought..."

"In our view, the very fact that the Secretary is allowed by statute to waive the restriction suggests that Congress did not view the function as inherently governmental per se."

"The IC must exercise sufficient oversight to make sure those tasks are completed by a Federal worker."

"On behalf of the Trinidad Rancheria, the Northern California Tribal Chairmens Association, the California Tribes and my Hoopa family, we thank the Committee for this opportunity to provide testimony."