I think that it really is important to take a vision with all of the stakeholders at the table.

I share the concern of this Committee, from this Member, that 18 months is just unacceptable in terms of a delay in our authorizing what ought to be a companion between what we do in transportation and what we do with our energy policy.

I appreciate the outreach, but our businesses would appreciate a contract.

I would like to hear from the Administration... to know who has gotten those contracts, where are the jobs created.

I want to follow up on this question because this has been a huge concern in my State of Maryland.

I know that you have the capacity at GSA to do not just the job creation that we envisioned under the Recovery and Reinvestment Act, but also to make sure that we are building buildings for the future and that we are transforming buildings…

I just look forward to working with you and the Ranking Member so that we can make certain that with the quadrupling of the money that has gone out to GSA that we make sure that it is spent in the most efficient and effective way.

We have quadrupled the amount of money that we are giving to go out to renovate and to build public buildings.

And so do you have the assurances that you are going to be able to function in a way that works for the taxpayers, given the resource limitations.

Mr. Guerin, if you have any concerns about this, I would appreciate it if you would put those on the record now for this Subcommittee, because the last thing that we want is to be accused of mismanaging quadruple the amount of money that…

Government workers cannot be building roads and buildings, but government workers should surely be able to oversee how taxpayer dollars are being spent.

I would say in conclusion that while there may not be direct oversight authority as we move forward with looking at the expenditure in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Congress always has broad authority to look at the way…