"I will be very, very quick. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your leadership on this issue, and the very fact that we are having this hearing is the emphasis and the priority not only of the Chairman but of members broadly."
"Do you think we could substantially lower our operating and maintenance costs if we invested significant dollars -- and significant system-wide would be hundreds of millions in terms of infrastructure..."
"I want to streamline certification. What I am concerned about is the FAA looks at the certification process--and we are recertifying screws and things that, quite frankly, are taking a whole lot of ti..."
"So I have tried to explain that what happened is this is a good deal for the American taxpayer."
"We have allowed a President of the United States when in his personal capacity to invest in Washington, DC."
"So what we are essentially saying is the way the lease is structured is that in order to get above that figure, you are actually having to have gross receipts above $100 million."
"the GSA's Office of Inspector General must fully comply with the request for information and documents it received from Ranking Members Graves and Meadows."
"Would you agree with this, Mr. Mathews? The Delegate has been very active on making sure that we use underutilized buildings in the District of Columbia and make them producing assets."
"We have taken a $6 million liability and we have turned it into a surplus of $3 million."
"So, Mr. Mathews, let me come back on this lease to make sure we are crystal-clear."
"Would you say that that is a good model for all of the underutilized properties, in terms of taking it from what it once was to what it currently is?"