How many more people have to die before we get you to act in the appropriate manner?
I can assure you that whistleblowers are a vital part of what we do, from an oversight standpoint.
H.R. 5499 would hold the agencies accountable, but more fundamentally, it would make Congress accountable to the people.
We're talking about $600 billion.
If we leave it up to a nonspecified, arbitrary fine and fee schedule, it's one thing to say, okay, a fee covers the cost...
Thank you all for your interest in transparency, for your interest in this particular subject.
I believe that a friendly amendment that would protect our whistleblowers would be in order.
Congress needs to be held accountable for the way the agencies operate.
I think at some point, if we want to be anything more than a debating society, we're going to have to start reclawing so...
That gets us half the way there with fees, fines, and settlement, doesn't it?
We would ask each of you to report to this committee, if you can, three recommendations on what you would like to see.