Mike Turner actually said...

"Some current and former employees of the national labs have expressed concern to this committee that... this is harming their ability to do world-class research."

"The original intent of the legislation creating the NNSA has not been realized. The desired autonomy has not come into being."

"The NAS report notes that the 'evolution' of the labs from nuclear weapons labs to 'national security labs' with a broader mission set is well under way."

"management problems continue, in part, because NNSA and DOE have not fully agreed on how NNSA should function within the department as a separately organized agency."