Claire McCaskill

I think we need to be realistic about the unintended consequences of this policy.

I'm very worried that we don't have a singular database between USAID and the military on these projects.

I wanted to briefly bring up with you, Secretary Napolitano, something that I have been working on for a number of years now, and that is foreign repair stations as it relates to airline maintenance.

My message to consumers I guess would be, be very careful.

It's a Main Street problem, it's an American problem. It's sort of classic greed.

Thank you. It is not often that you get to introduce an old friend under these circumstances, and I am honored to be able to introduce Steve to the Committee this morning.

I am honored to be here today to support his nomination, and I certainly urge unanimous support from this Committee for his nomination to this administration.

I want to warn you that it won't be soon, but I am sure that we will have another hearing...

The more people know when someone is not doing it... the more likely you are they are going to do it the next time.

I have worked in a lot of government buildings in my career and I always know when it is the end of the fiscal year, not by the change in weather and not by the month on the calendar, but rather by glancing around the building to see all…

There are not probably very many people in Washington that are looking forward to November 2. I am. I want to see these plans. I want to see what these agencies say.

It is important that we ask tough questions.

I think you are excited about making this government more efficient and effective and more cost conscious.

I think it is important that we remain mindful of the President's commitment to transparency.

one agency shouldn't be making a cut off of...

I think the President has made a wise selection when he selected you to do this job.

In some ways, they should begin to get some kind of IG-like protection around them. And by that I mean I would hope you would look at ways to catch them being good.

I mean, I was shocked when I found out in a very early oversight hearing I attended that they were actually advertising.

I think from this Subcommittee's standpoint, I am confident that the more stakes in the ground that you can plant, the more measurables and deliverables that we can measure you against in terms of progress you are making, I think the more…

I would hope that you would work this into the reforms that you are doing in contracting and with these acquisition workforces.

It just seems nonsensical to me.

I would morph you into one person and combine your two agencies with a snap of the fingers.

It is nonsense that we have two different programs.

I just don't want Federal money competing with people who have made investments without the help of Federal money.

the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission has recommended the repeal of that position, and President Bush wrote a letter to Congress in January requesting the repeal