Keith Ashdown

Under this bill, Duke Cunningham still would be able to get away with trading bribes for earmarks.

Under this bill, Duke Cunningham still would be able to get away with trading bribes for earmarks.

I give him a C-minus. It's better than we've had, but we've got a long way to go to get read more

I give him a C-minus. It's better than we've had, but we've got a long way to go to get this federal fiscal house in order. ... I would give him a much higher grade if he had vetoed just one (spending) bill.

It's disconcerting, ... These are supposed to be the crème de la crème of forces. If their procurement officers were read more

It's disconcerting, ... These are supposed to be the crème de la crème of forces. If their procurement officers were taking kickbacks, it could be happening anywhere.

[The purchase] is like a daydream of a used car salesman; we paid big bucks for lemons, ... We're buying read more

[The purchase] is like a daydream of a used car salesman; we paid big bucks for lemons, ... We're buying lemons for Iraqi allies who have bull's-eyes on their backs. That's crazy.

This is absolute highway robbery and it really does show that the agency doesn't have a clue in getting real read more

This is absolute highway robbery and it really does show that the agency doesn't have a clue in getting real value of contracts. I've done the math in my head 100 times and I don't know how they computed this cost.