James Lankford actually said...

"I think it is time for some different things."

"It seems that the GS system allows them to continue to move up if they supervise more people, and so they have to make that jump."

"OK. Would your recommendation on the SES be that it is a longer or shorter--and I would agree, by the way. It does not to be a one-size-fits-all."

"These stories represent the importance of congressional oversight."