Gerry Connolly actually said...

"I appreciate your attention to the issue which is of critical importance to Federal employees, contractors and taxpayers."

"When he was sent into space, he was in a capsule on top of a rocket with hundreds of thousands of pounds of thrust, comforted in the knowledge that both had been won by the lowest Federal bidder."

"This topic, while maybe not universally sexy, the taxpayers' interest is lost or won, frankly, at this level of management."

"As Congressman Connolly pointed out, we are focused on strengthening specialized acquisition cadres for IT, for services and for others."