"I appreciate the committee's attention to this critical issue, and Ranking Member Connolly's proposed legislation that would support smart investments in the acquisition work force."
"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."
"Not a single prosecution has occurred. Not one."
"the higher level of technical expertise, now you are competing with the private sector trying to get those people."
"This topic, while maybe not universally sexy, the taxpayers' interest is lost or won, frankly, at this level of management."
"Given the ostensible inadequacies identified by the IG, why wouldn't we have a little bit less confidence..."
"I think that is a, false premise and b, a very dubious course for the Federal Government to follow."
"I think that their rejectionist attitude toward Kosovo is negative--more so negative for Serbia than anybody else, unfortunately."
"I want to also add, which I think is important to point out, is that most Serbs in Kosovo lie south of the river."
"Sadly, this committee is headed in exactly the opposite direction. We approved legislation yesterday that would guarantee at least a 10 percent reduction in this agency and all Federal agencies."
"I have yet to find a single corporation in America that would agree with that, that just arbitrarily saying we are going to cut back 10 percent and stay there."
"So why we would have a carveout for IRS, I don't know."