Robert Menendez actually said...

I would strongly urge that there be, at the very least, a premeeting that includes them and gets their ideas for some of these issues, going...

In the rush to help, are we missing lessons from past disasters, and that sometimes moving... we cause bigger problems and miss big opportun...

We need a mid-level technician with this kind of experience, and we're going to fund you for 2 years.

So, instead of a threat, it would be welcomed.