Mike Turner actually said...

"the relationship between the labs and NNSA has strayed from the original intent of the labs as federally funded research and development corporations"

"The Congress' role in this matter is to state clearly that it wishes this rebalancing to occur."

"Would GAO be comfortable with an oversight model whereby NNSA sets auditable performance standards for the labs, audits to those standards once a year, and then holds the contractor accountable for no..."

"Why aren't we making any progress in improving the governance and management structure for the labs?"