"But have not people been doing that for decades and simply not been able to get control over it?"
"I think those anecdotal examples of just outrageous spending by the Federal Government are extremely important."
"I am highly skeptical, when you see the comments going back decades about how out of control this agency has been..."
"As a business person, when you see some department that is really out of control, you either eliminate it or you drastically cut its budget."
"Are you finding DHS to be very helpful from that standpoint?"
"I think this is very timely. The full Senate now is taking up the cybersecurity bill."
"Promoting privacy and civil liberties has been a priority during my tenure in the U.S. Senate, and I will continue focusing on this issue until the end of the year."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman."
"In terms of our outreach to DHS prior to this event and to other agencies, it was limited."
"This is obviously not an acceptable timeline."
"So, when we turn people who are trying to help us into suspects, it builds exactly kind of distrust that we are trying to prevent and I would argue hinders investigations going forward."