"I can remember as a kid reading William Proxmire's Golden Fleece Awards."
"If we eliminate all of the end-of-the-year spending and fix the problem completely, we are still not going to fix the deficit."
"We should not be sending them any money. And somebody who is sending money for Ultimate Frisbee ought to be fired."
"Thank you, Dr. Fichtner."
"It is not the whole solution, but it could be a stepping stone toward trying to be more fiscally responsible."
"I think as we begin this hearing, to put it into context, we are facing this year a $700 billion deficit."
"I call this hearing of the Federal Spending Oversight Subcommittee to order, exactly at 2:30, not a second before or a second after, which is unusual to start on time."
"Maybe we should think about whether contractors ought to be [protected under whistleblower statutes]."
"We have to protect whistleblowers. There is no way around this."
"The individual market is sick. It's terminal. We shouldn't subsidize it. We should give people an exit ramp out of it."
"I think the Chairman has done a good job at focusing on the problem and so has the panel."