John Fleming: “The so-called most transparent administration in history is anything but.”

I find this unsettling, because it is the security of our economy and job system that makes our country the land of the American Dream.

There is no question about it, EDA does fantastic work, and I will be 110 percent committed to its success, efficacy, and efficiency while I am leading it and while it is funded.

Oh, absolutely, no question. But then you always have to apply that to over time, some places get hit three or four times over a decade.

Yes, sir, I certainly agree with that, with this caveat.