Rob Portman actually said...

Thank you. Mr. Chairman, thanks for your courage in taking on this issue as a Democrat.

I believe this is totally unacceptable. We should have information we need to hold the Federal Government accountable.

This expansion of USASpending.gov will allow policy makers and the public to actually track from start to finish Federal funds more clearly.

The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, or DATA, that is what this act will do.