If you could let me know what the States' position is going to be for these underserved communities, minority businesses, or the local community municipalities.
The reason why Illinois got the money so early is because we already had projects.
Well, in Illinois, they are coming to me saying how can they get their local businesses to get a piece of this action.
I think about the fraud issue and abuse issue, and being a former attorney general of my State, would certainly say that you have to look fo...
But you know what will be reported, the sensational story where the one person got away with a major contract.
Because we cannot make any mistakes here. This is our last shot at the public coming down on us.
I just hope and pray that we will be able to execute on that bar that we have set.
How can the Committee and the Congress as a whole aid in your efforts to implement the Recovery Act?
if these dollars come into the community, and none of them get into those underserved and minority communities, then there is going to be--h...
I want to know whether or not any of the Federal guidelines... have to follow any type of guidelines with reference to those minority requir...
Mr. Chairman, that bill has been held up somewhere and we have to get that bill to the floor.