Rob Portman actually said...

"As it turns out it is not [a crazy idea]. The General Services Administration figured out a way to save a lot of money."

"It is an impossible management situation, to manage that many people, just spread all over hell's half acre."

"That simply says that with regard to private carriers, you have to have the advance electronic data as to what is in the package, where it is from, and where it is going."

"I think sending a message from the top is very important, and I think my colleagues on both sides of the aisle would appreciate that."