Notable Quotables (in their own words)

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Notable Quotables (in their own words)

March 21, 2013 by tomaswell

“Are you refusing to tell this committee who is going to be recommended by DHH to receive the award? Yes or no.”

—Former Sen. Rob Marionneaux (D-Livonia) in June of 2011, to DHH Secretary Bruce Greenstein in efforts to learn if Greenstein’s former employer CNSI won a $184 million, 10-year contract.

“I’m not going to be able to say today.”

—Greenstein, responding to Marionneaux.

“You are the department. Who is the person above you? Who is your boss?”

—Sen. Jody amedee (R-Gonzales), during the same hearing to confirm Greenstein’s appointment as DHH Secretary as he attempted to learn the name of the contractor.

“The Governor.”

—Greenstein, in response to Amedee.

“We have zero tolerance for wrongdoing.”

—Commissioner of Administration Kristy Nichols on Thursday, in announcing the cancellation of the CNSI contract hours after her office was served with a subpoena by the FBI in its investigation of the CNSI contract.

Posted in Contract, Contracts, Governor's Office, Health Care, Notable Quotables, Public Records, RFP, Request for Proposals | 8 Comments

8 Responses

on March 21, 2013 at 10:17 pm | Reply Fredster

“We have zero tolerance for wrongdoing.”

cough, cough.
on March 21, 2013 at 10:37 pm | Reply No name please

I hope this doesn’t go away easily, I hope Jindal, Kristy, Bruce, the whole bunch go down in FLAMES! This might be the way to get them gone, let the FBI take care of them. It would be ironic, especially if a Democratic president takes down a Republican governor who has designs on being the next president.
on March 22, 2013 at 7:00 am | Reply david.lubrano.1@facebook.com

Sure is going to be interesting to see if Jindal’s privatizing our State hospitials is going to be looked into. Was there a bid process there or did Jindal make this call on his own? If this were to come under investigation who would Jindal have to sacrifice?
on March 22, 2013 at 11:12 am | Reply Been There Knew That!

“Zero Tolerance” is enforced by whose Interpretation of the policy?
on March 22, 2013 at 3:18 pm | Reply Jindal wants your soul

For your viewing pleasure:

http://senate.la.gov/Video/2011/June/060811S&GP2.asx

DHH Starts at 11:24. Contract first mentioned at 17:00.

Make you a bowl of popcorn and behold the true nature of Jindal and his trolls.
on March 22, 2013 at 4:37 pm | Reply No. Really.

“We have zero tolerance for wrongdoing.”

Please… No more… I can’t stop laughing!!!

Where was this statement after Paul Rainwater’s DUI? Tom you should use KN’s quote for the joke it is and let us all have fun filling in the punch lines.
on March 23, 2013 at 9:34 am | Reply TheDeepThinker

Bobby is making Edwin look like a choir boy!
on February 27, 2014 at 6:04 pm | Reply » A refresher course on the CNSI contract Forward Now!

[…] After several more exchanges between Greenstein and Marionneaux, Green said, “I’m not going to be able to say today.” […]