Mr. Ambassador, we thank you for coming. We thank you for your work.

The natural gas pipeline is not just an Alaskan concern, it is an American concern so far as I believe.

Let me invite our other panelists to come up.

I am concerned, however, to know that Court officials and representatives of the National Law Enforcement Museum Fund have been unable to reach an agreement on the design of their shared space in Judiciary Square.

I want to take this opportunity to thank Senator Landrieu, our subcommittee's Ranking Member, and to recognize her continued commitment to improving life for the residents of the District of Columbia.

I expect you to reach an agreement and submit your plans to the National Capital Planning Commission no later than March 3.

We need a deadline. We have got--this subcommittee provides 100 percent of the funds for the District for the Courts.

We see this Memorial and that tribute to law enforcement as something we want to see.

Thank you.

I used to kid the guy who was the Prime Minister of Japan; I remember meeting with him a number of years ago.

In our economy, if you cut taxes by, a dollar, people will go out and spend $2.

Well, when I was Governor of Delaware, our administration spent a fair amount of time encouraging homeownership.

I like to think that probably for the majority of people in our country, probably, that the biggest source of capital accumulation for a lot of folks is the equity in their home.

Mr. Card, I would like to look to the future a little bit.

would one solution just be to give it all to the Department of Labor?

Thanks for having the hearing and thanks for your leadership and that of Senators Grassley and Murkowski on this issue.

If it is impractical, I think it would help us if we were told that and told, instead of doing this, let us do that.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.