Kristi Noem actually said...

"I believe that is down to almost 10 percent of the account. And it was directly chosen by you to do that at a time when you come before our committee and you come before many other places around town ..."

"I believe it is a loss of priorities."

"It is a very important hearing, specifically, because not only are we looking at our programs, but then we are trying to identify some solutions, and then hold the programs accountable to those soluti..."

"That we not just continue to rubber-stamp programs, but that we evaluate them to see if they are fulfilling goals and actually helping people."