Rick Larsen actually said...

"Frankly, I don't mind that one of the purposes of the office is to count those numbers, be sure the goals are being met."

"Just an observation in the first 8 to 10 years of this decade when there seemed to be relative plenty to the defense budget, we were getting the same complaints."

"We must ensure that this continues both for our warfighter and because it creates jobs here in the U.S."

"These anecdotal accounts help give us an understanding of the real-world experiences small businesses face and the challenges they face while trying to do contracting with a very large government bure..."