Gerry Connolly actually said...

"I would not make any apology for Congress asserting its right to limit executive politicization of the H.R. agency of the Federal Government."

"I think you're thinking about this in the right way. It's about productivity. It's about employee diversification. It's about employee success."

"I do think it's a tool, as Mr. Thomas indicated from NARFE, in a much larger challenge that we face, the Federal Government."

"I completely--I mean, metrics are key to measuring effectiveness, fraud, you name it."