"Forty percent is a very high percentage that would not report."
"my concern is that additional information starts coming out, other stories come out month after month after month, and we need to get this behind us."
"The level of hunger in the United States is shameful given our country's wealth and resources."
"personnel is policy."
"I have fought over the last 2 years to stop the Administration's unfortunate efforts to inject politics into the procurement system."
"If we can enhance the private sector pick-up of these costs before we put them on the Federal budget, everyone comes out ahead."
"I think the real moral is going to be picking very flexible strategies."
"It is simply not a time at which we can commit the taxpayer to additional mandatory spending commitments without thinking very hard about it."
"I at least believe that an enormous effort should be placed on enhancing the private-sector financing of these services as the top priority."
"I think that's something that should be within the scope of the discussion."
"I think going through a Federal government is the least efficient way of pooling those risks and taking care of those individuals."