Lamar Alexander actually said...

"I want to make sure that all of the effort that surrounds a competition of such a major effort does not interfere with whatever we agree upon should be the timeline and the cost."

"our responsibility in oversight is to try to protect the taxpayer dollars."

"Are you on time, and are you under-budget?"

"It's a joy to work with her. We actually work on getting results, and we work together, and we explore our differences of opinion."