Claire McCaskill actually said...

A BPA is a Blanket Purchase Agreement where you know there is a widget that everyone uses and you get a best price possible for that widget.

I have about as much skepticism as you do, I believe, as to whether we have actually gotten any better prices by accumulating those needs.

I actually read IG and GAO reports as recreational reading.

I want to open this hearing and begin by thanking the incredibly important witnesses we have today.