"A lot of us who are concerned about privacy are worried about, watching people and following them without warrants."
"I think since we are using Federal money, there would be no reason why the administration could not actually demand that of local law enforcement since we are paying for it with Federal money."
"Are either of the Inspectors General or those who are auditing aware of recent instances where there have been inspections that have been done where we have actually gone forward with legislative over..."
"I have a great deal of admiration for the Inspectors General and the GAO to look at the waste, but I find that it continues and that I do not see a lot of connection to actual reform, that we actually..."
"Given that our government borrows about $1 million every minute and has a $19 trillion debt, we just cannot afford to allow waste to persist in government."
"I am of no use if I am not independent."
"I like the idea on the waivers, and when you finish up your reports and you do it, do you come up with conclusions like that on legislative ways?"
"I would certainly welcome any comments at this time from our Ranking Member, Senator Baldwin."
"I commend the Chairman for putting this forward and wish you the best of success."
"But, I think that the holds or the blocking of this should not be secret."
"I think it is important to know that our process is somewhat secretive, in the sense that people do not have to reveal when they are blocking legislation like this."