We must come together in a nonpartisan way to take concrete steps both publicly and privately to turn this agency around.

I want to thank them for what they do.

I could not help but feel a deep sense of sorrow for Mr. Shaw and his family, and Mr. Ronnebeck and his family.

I want to thank you again for your testimony.

I hope that you will take that back to your commissioners and the employees.

I think we need to keep in mind that these decisions are made by people who come to government.

You can't fake that. You can't fake it.

Well, I'm sure that's something that this committee will take up.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And I want to thank you, General Roth, and your team for all your hard work on this investigation from the very beginning.

The report released by the inspector general confirms some key allegations, such as the claim that two agents, Mr. Connolly and Mr. Ogilvie, in fact had been drinking before driving a government vehicle to the White House and then driving…

Your report calls, 'vague and insufficient.'

This was a model of how an investigation should--should--be conducted, and it demonstrates why Congress and this committee in particular rely so heavily on the work of our IGs.

As of March 4, the Secret Service had a policy that prohibited officers from operating government vehicles, 'while under the influence of intoxicants,'

I want to thank you, Mr. Roth. For anybody who just tuned in, I didn't want them to think that he was talking to you.

Retaliation is just something that we will not stand for on both sides of the aisle.

I don't see how we can have the elite of the elite and they don't even know what their own rules are.

It seems like we have a culture of secrecy, a culture of complacency, a culture of fear of retaliation.

This seems a bit ridiculous to me, but do you know why that was the case?

The bill requires that records be disclosed under FOIA unless agencies can demonstrate 'specific identifiable harm.'

The bill codifies into law a presumption of openness.

As you know, one of my highest priorities when I was Chair was ensuring that the student body at the Coast Guard Academy reflected the diversity of the Nation that the Coast Guard serves.

I thank you for agreeing to hold today's hearing and for working with us in a bipartisan way.

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