"I have already come to appreciate the significant contributions this agency makes to the functioning of our Government, as well as the challenges it faces in manpower, funding, and morale."
"Not only is this our first Secret Service hearing of the 115th Congress, but it is also the first time Director Alles has testified before us in his newly-appointed capacity as head of the Secret Serv..."
"But the private sector does. There are a lot of technological advances in the private sector and the common refrain I hear from them is that it takes too long for them to get the attention of TSA or H..."
"Having led one of these last term, what you are looking into is critically important to the security of our country."
"I prefer a free enterprise system, prefer to keep Government out of the way whenever we can possibly do that."
"I must tell you, if I am a member of the general public, seeing your reaction... there is a lot of work to be done."
"I commend the former administrator for starting this critical effort, and I support the important mission of this initiative."
"It is this committee's job to make sure that this task force is meeting its stated goals, and has the resources it needs."
"Now, of course we have to watch the budget. We have a terrible deficit."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman."
"Yes. I was just going to ask the same thing, for sure."
"I want to really reiterate that the primary goal, in my mind, of the ITF is to give them the tools necessary to expand their operations."