"Some things aren't going to change. The north is going to want more water, and the south is going to fight about it."
"It is a rough time."
"Thank you to all of you for your service."
"I think that one of the ways that we will fix this long-term is for there to be an atmosphere of accountability."
"We have contracted out so much of the services that are needed that we can't even inventory those services for years."
"I certainly understand that employees within DOD have a standard of conduct. But I also understand, we can't do our job in oversight, if they are all stifled."
"We completed a study that cost $35 million about the river. It cost $35 million, and it took 15 years to complete."
"We have gone a long way in Congress to try to begin to stop the revolving door."
"I would like to get a commitment from you today that this would be one of your highest priorities, as we strive to tell the taxpayers of this country that we get it, that they have been fleeced, in ma..."
"I understand why Senator Dorgan wants the Garrison diversion project, but what he is advocating now is a new study."
"You know, 16 million here, 100 million here, 300 million there. Pretty soon you've got billions and billions of dollars that we could be saving."