"Where frequently the problems that we talk about here may not have reached America in the same way, America knows that the post office is not delivering the way they used to deliver."
"I just want to add to that, because I think it is critically important, once you issue one of these rules, the reliance on a rule, the reliance on an interpretation pretty much cements it, and that is..."
"You are outgunned, and I am deeply concerned."
"This bill has the potential of having a Mack truck driven through it, in terms of revenue."
"OIRA has been called many things--a gatekeeper, a dispassionate and analytical second opinion, and even one of Washington's most powerful offices, and I would add to that that no one has ever heard of..."
"this is the difference of whether people can put food on the table."
"We can debate a trillion-dollar deficit over 10 years, which is where this thing is headed."
"But we need to make a statement right now, and you need to be able to go back to other agencies that want to take this kind of shortcut."
"I think at a time when there is an incredible amount of distrust about what is happening, especially in the regulatory environment, transparency is better than no transparency."
"I have assured my colleagues that this is going to be done professionally, and it is hard to take a look at this rule and say this was done professionally."
"the public has a right to know that this is maybe where it went across the rails."