On improper payments, we have been like a dog with a bone. And while improper payments are still high, they have come down a lot and we need to keep the pressure on, to keep the spotlight on.

Our country is waiting and primed to burst into the greatest amount of growth our country has ever seen.

What we need is dedicated Members of Congress to get busy fixing it.

Eliminating is a lot easier.

Yet, 95 percent of the Federal Government has no metric on its strategy.

So we are throwing $19 billion out there every year for job training programs and your statement is there is little known about the effectiveness of most of these programs.

The closest thing to eternal life on this earth is a government program.

Is there any program in the Federal Government that should not have a metric on it?

I am thankful that we have the leadership at GAO that has done the hard work over the last 3½ years.

Oklahomans are going to do fine. We had a tragic loss of life. The material things can be replaced, and we will.

Can you think of a way we can motivate our colleagues to take your recommendations and act on them?