Rae Oliver Davis: “I can't think of a worse first step this Committee could take in a new Congress than to waste taxpayer dollars.”

This right there, Chairman Kilmer, is just great leadership, because he is going to be here the entire time.

we feel a little disenfranchised or we have lost--we want to be more empowered.

we are competitive with the private sector; that just because I can go hire somebody doesn't mean that they provide services to the community that need to be done.

we need to make sure that this House is as equal to the other branches of government, if not more equal.