"I hope that agencies are learning from the ongoing H1N1 outbreak and taking corrective action for future planning."
"Some of them are still in early stages."
"The public is enfranchised to make decisions about government actions that have an impact on them."
"We are in a period of unprecedented government spending, crises in terms of civil liberties, human rights abroad, as well as our economy that will require our government to be at its best."
"I want to thank all of our witnesses. You have helped us to really think through the key concerns for finalizing this bill."
"This was the policy that the President campaigned on, and we have not heard a reason, a public policy basis to back off of that commitment."
"It is not sending a very good message to them that we are serious about whistleblower protection if we give them second-class due process compared to the rest of the labor force."
"Ms. Brian, under the WPA, agencies are required to inform their employees of their whistleblower rights."
"I think the important change that we are seeing is this is the first Administration that I think is, first of all, not threatening to veto this legislation."
"I understand that the Administration is committed to transparency, but we must ensure that this Board makes fair decisions."
"I should also add that many of them have some good ideas that can improve government operations."