"Thank you, Mr. Chairman."
"This is a crisis. It is simply unacceptable that we have such a poor level of security at busy Federal buildings that are obvious targets."
"We have an urgent problem. It isn't just the threat from al-Qaeda terrorists, it is the threat from a domestic terrorist."
"When our staffs looked at these contracts, we found that for the most part, they were awarded based on the lowest bid price as opposed to the best value."
"And that, too, is disturbing because some Federal offices might be located in a commercial building..."
"In this case, it sounds to me like GAO did everything but put the word 'bomb making materials' on the packages that you were putting through the X-ray machine."
"You see, that information is so disturbing, because it shows how easily a terrorist or a criminal could obtain these materials and smuggle them into a building."
"We can't be just working toward solutions. We need to have solutions right now."
"I look forward to working with the Chairman to accomplish that goal."
"I cannot fathom how security breaches of this magnitude were allowed to occur."
"The administration believes that current law does not authorize Guantanamo detainees to challenge the conditions of their detention before an Article III court."