Just for the record, neither witness has answered the question, Mr. Chairman. I think it is pretty clear from the record.
This is a legitimate question for the public.
Mr. Chairman, I think the Committee deserves an answer to that question. It is a yes or no question whether people are a...
Are either of you gentlemen--are either of you familiar with any conversations that any members of your agency have had ...
Well, as I mentioned, Mr. Chairman, we have looked at the demolish option in the past.
Are you aware of any conversations or communications that any member of the Administration has had with the President of...
That is just yes or no. Are you aware of any conversations had by any member of the Administration with the President of...
I would suggest that we now can look at the funding for the original project, which would have gone through at one of th...
Right. So the Administration's position at the time was we want to move forward with these other options, but we are not...
the status quo today is not acceptable.
I would suggest it is not just intuitively; that is according to the facts and the experts.