"the success of the pilot program, in our view, is also very important to striking the right balance, as Senator Collins was talking about, between accountability and getting the money out quickly."
"Striking the right balance between speed and caution has been a challenging task."
"Preventing fraud in the execution of stimulus funding is a key element to the ultimate success of the Recovery Act."
"It is critical. I am very pleased that Maine has the opposite situation of Connecticut."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just one final question for me."
"As much as 7 percent of the Recovery Act funds may be lost to fraud and abuse."
"the more eyes, the better, clearly"
"I think a lot of the work that you are doing, while extremely worthwhile, is probably the tip of the iceberg."
"It would indeed be unfortunate and ironic if money is lost to waste, fraud, and abuse because States had insufficient funds to hire the necessary contracting officials, auditors, and oversight employe..."
"These funds must be disbursed quickly to meet the goal of stimulating the economy."
"The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is vital legislation intended to boost our troubled economy and to create and save jobs."