Mark Meadows

I thank the gentleman for his passion, for his advocacy, and for truly making sure that we set the record straight. The gentleman from Texas has his heart in the right place. Actually, the gentlewoman who spoke earlier, she and I actually…

I think a Federal footprint will be almost exactly the same because what they will do is not take in the geographical differences.

I guess what I am saying is there is a lack of flexibility when it comes to those standards.

You are going to find a very willing bipartisan support, even if it goes against perhaps some of the long-held principles that I might have.

We must ensure solutions are, in fact, effective, and that we aren't 'greening' to just 'green.'

If we are serious about efficiency, then we should look at doing more in the public-private partnership side of things

I will let you revisit that.

Because I would challenge you on that. That is--you are talking to someone who has actually done it.

I guess my encouragement to you would be to look at recommendations that we could either do legislatively, or provide greater flexibility.

I am looking for a diversity of opinions and the ability to make sure we are efficient and effective.

I just want to make sure that I understand it.

I guess what I am looking for is if you can get to this committee how do we make sure that we have a diversity of opinions as we do that.

GSA has a unique role in this regard.

Solutions should reduce costs for the taxpayer.

Ultimately, our goals in building efficiency are effectiveness and reducing costs.

If we are serious about building in efficiency, we must look to new ways of approaching the financing of federal facilities.

These are not controversial issues--these are effective solutions that we know will reduce costs.

Reducing costs and increasing efficiency in federal real estate has been a bipartisan issue.

If we can find a way to be efficient, and consolidate, and make sure that we lower our costs, I am all in.

I could never figure out whether it is GSA's responsibility, or the agency's responsibility, or somebody else's responsibility.

Certainly reducing costs and increasing efficiency in our Federal real estate portfolio is a bipartisan issue.

I certainly appreciate your leadership on so many vital areas in a city where division is the headline of the day.

Enough of the quarterly updates, enough of pretending like everything is done, because we went to your website...

We must ensure our federal programs are streamlined, efficient, and coordinated.

We know, for example, for every $1 invested in mitigation, $4 to $11 are saved.