I thank each of you and appreciate the written testimony.

I think it is vital to us to have the proper oversight within these departments.

But if they refuse to do their job, if they refuse to actually--and the White House is just going to sit here, giddy, with that silly little smirk, and laugh about it like we can't do anything about it, then we make no progress, and that…

We should err on the side of making sure that we are giving these contracts to those who truly deserve and should be awarded those.

I had asked you if you had spoken to President Obama, Secretary Clinton, or Secretary Napolitano.

Earlier it was referenced that there was another study showing that the compensation was 26 percent lower than the private sector. I would point out that that did not include compensation for benefits. Certainly when you look at someone's…

The numbers are in. Once again, the Federal Government is going to achieve an annual deficit of more than $1 trillion. Now, how much is $1 trillion? Because we throw around that number far too often. If you spend $1 million a day every…

I want to thank the gentleman from Wisconsin for bringing forward this important bill. I want to refer to some facts here because we do have some good, hardworking Federal employees. Make no mistake about it: They're just as patriotic, if…

I think when you add all that up, it's clearly Mitt Romney. And the sooner that we can get on to focusing entirely on Barack Obama, the better.

It makes you stronger going into the general election. Not only the candidates themselves, but the organizations, the staff, the fundraising, all of that becomes very important.

The only person in the race at this point that has the experience to make that happen is Mitt Romney because he fundamentally understands government doesn't create jobs, people and entrepreneurs do and I think Mitt Romney relates to those…

Thank you. I appreciate the bipartisan nature in which we do this. These are truly American heroes who have made a difference in our lives and something we should all be proud of and never forget. I worry as these gentlemen get older that…