Pete Sessions: “the discussion that we are having today is about whether we will go back and look at those strategic plans that have…”

“the discussion that we are having today is about whether we will go back and look at those strategic plans that have been presented by agencies and whether they not only fit the criteria that they were supposed to and, also, whether we will go back now and ask them to revisit what they have done. What I would like to point out to my friends on the other side of the aisle is that we have repeatedly attempted to work with agencies. This law was passed in 1993. When I came to Congress, I was very careful to work with not only Inspector Generals, but also each agency head, to let them know that we were serious about getting their strategic plans so that we could make determinations, including those that would be appropriations-related, about the business that they were doing. As my colleagues can see from this chart, every single time we attempt to work with the administration, their plans get better. The fact of the matter is that some 19 out of 24 are still in an F-grade status.”