So you meet the numbers, but you did not really do anything?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you all very much.

That is a matter of fact now before this Committee.

Can you tell this Committee that you honestly believe that you had no inclination that there was anything nefarious going on with Judge Daugherty and Eric Conn?

You had to have had some suspicion that things were not going in an ethical manner in relationship to Mr. Conn and Judge Daugherty because you suspected Conn of forum shopping?

One of the difficulties we have as Members of Congress, especially if you want to do oversight, is getting responsiveness out of the Administration.

Our current method of stopgap, crisis governing is no way to run a government or a business let alone a Nation of our size and stature.

to me that would be indicative of the whole mindset of the problem in Washington today.

To achieve a long-term solution to our fiscal problems we need to do three things.

The Constitution says that you have to give an account for what you spend, and unfortunately the Pentagon cannot.

It takes a certain amount of courage and patriotism to give up a very well-paying job to come and do service for your country.