John Kennedy

the strategy group i'm sorry safe america media was a company formed 11 days before you picked them and that the strategy group got most of the money and the head of that is

married to your former spokesperson.

Look, we all have friends who are qualified.

I'm not quibbling with that.

It troubles me.

A fifth to a quarter of a billion dollars in taxpayer money when we're scratching for every penny and we're fighting over rescission packages.

I just can't agree with, Madam Secretary.

Are you still running those ads?

How do you square that concern for waste, which I share?

Mm-hmm.

With the fact that you have spent $220 million running television advertisements that feature you prominently.

That has been extremely effective.

The president asked you...

To run these advertisements, is that right?

Okay.

Did you bid at those service contracts?

My research shows that you did not bid them out.

In fact, one of the people you picked, the strategy group, I'm sorry, Safe America Media was a company formed 11 days before

You picked them and that the strategy group got most of the money and the head of that is married to your former spokesperson.

You see, we were having negotiations with these lunatics, and it was my opinion that they were gonna attack first.