Jim Cooper actually said...

the political reward system is such that we are primarily benefited if we have good news speech material that excites voters back home.

If every politician were here who denounced waste, fraud, and abuse, this hearing room would be packed.

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.

I am worried that we are hearing a whole lot more about accounting and bureaucracy than we are hearing about accountability.