"No funds have been appropriated by Congress for this activity, in the nearly six years since the law was passed."
"I hope that we are not backing away from the responsibility of the Department of Defense for pollution that is across the country in every state."
"I think we are all united in denouncing the treatment that you were accorded and especially the disclosure of confidential tax information."
"Part of what is coming clear to me is that there is a fundamental flaw in the way that we have allowed a clear statute to be modified by a regulation that invites abuse."
"I am a proud cosponsor of Mr. Gerlach's legislation for the secure card, which I think could help us get at that."
"I am hopeful that we are able to focus on the big picture, things that we can do now that clearly attack problems of abuse and mismanagement that should share broad bipartisan support."
"I will put on the table one other bipartisan proposal that will give people better health care, what they want, and will actually save money."
"I appreciate that you as a career civil servant accepted responsibility even though you hadn't done these things directly and resigned."
"I think this is something that we need to continue pushing forward on."
"I am, at some point, hopeful that we can wipe the slate clean and move forward with you."
"I have been on a crusade for the last five years to have the Federal Government pay physicians or other medical professionals to talk to patients that face end-of-life situations."
"But it just seems to me that one of the things that ought to be examined, if you are going to be subsidizing second homes, for instance, with a mortgage interest deduction, at a minimum, the reduction..."