Any endeavor organized by pressure groups attracts mediocrities

The only protection we have against a government-granted monopoly and government funding is that any endeavor organized by pressure groups attracts mediocrities, and the organization collapses through the weight of its own incompetence."

Who said that?

"There are serious concerns about transparency and accountability in the government...confusion about the goals of the government, and a deep skepticism about whether we are using the taxpayers' money wisely."

Who said that? : Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.