John Cornyn actually said...

Our goal is for members of the Alliance to abide by the principle of 'in together, out together.'

I guess you are looking at the glass being half-full and I am looking at it being half-empty.

It is sort of like the Federal Government and spending. Our debt keeps getting bigger and bigger.

I think too often the agencies believe that this is a nuisance to be avoided, and they do not treat the requester as a customer.