"This law that we are reviewing today is an important law that has helped a countless number of victims."
"There is nothing you said about the need for the law that I would disagree with."
"Well, as Senator Grassley knows--along with him I am very involved in the foster care system--this is a broken system."
"Should Congress consider streamlining these data requirements to provide uniformity?"
"Wouldn't you agree that any recipient under this law and any grantee has a duty to ensure that all expenses are allowed under the program?"
"What is the basis of your statement that $14 billion were saved? Is that contained in any report or some other source that you could direct us to?"
"If my question implied that I think that this Act should not be reauthorized, I hope you did not read the question that way."
"Your testimony also outlines how there are 11 various authorizing statutes for grant programs that address domestic violence."
"As Congress considers reauthorization we need to take a strong look at rooting out waste and abuse in the grant program."
"Would you make recommendations along the lines that grantees found to have violated grant program requirements should be excluded from participation in favor of those who followed the rules?"
"Let me tell you, Senator Landrieu and I appreciated being on there because we work in the area of foster care, and his program probably got us more attention than two Senators could have got the atten..."