Jim Cooper actually said...

most of us don't really care if it is a duplicative program as long as it sounds good to kids or seniors or veterans.

Cooper highlights the tendency of politicians to support programs that sound appealing rather than effective.

02/27/2012

More Jim Cooper Quotes

Secretary Poneman, B&W got nearly 60% of its award fee in FY2012. The security failure at Y-12 only cost them $12 million in un-earned fee.

Do you feel like you are taking responsibility?

It's well defended when an 82-year-old nun got into Y-12? How can you possibly say that?

nearly every external review in the past decade has indicated serious problems with the security culture at NNSA and DOE.