Thank you, Chairman Terry and Ranking Member Schakowsky and all of the members of this subcommittee.

It has been so tremendous to see the implementation of an idea.

If we can't do this, we might as well pack up and go home, because this is as obvious as it gets.

First of all, I thank the chairman, but I want to reassure the panel that you will be treated much better than I was when I arrived.

I appreciated your kind words about the HOMES Act, and we are pleased that we have the support of Efficiency First for that legislation.

Recently, Representatives McKinley and Welch, both members of this subcommittee, introduced the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, H.R. 1616.

I think it would be worth it for all of us to hear more about the contracting jobs that you have been able to create.

I have a question about grizzly bears. Was the grizzly bear at one time--first of all, is it listed as an endangered species?

And was it under a different set of criteria? Why, when it was recovered under initial criteria, was it subsequently put back on a lesser level of listing, but nevertheless a listing level?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you, one and all, for attending today.

These reports, including today's testimony, of targeting by the IRS of organizations based on their political views, religion, or opposition to the Administration's policies is certainly unacceptable.

That is not meant as a political statement. Both conservative and liberal groups have taken advantage of the lack of transparency of 501(c)(4) status.

We need to get to the bottom of these problems and work together to identify solutions on what I hope will be a bipartisan basis.

Let me be on record as saying those names should be disclosed.

We must do that in the case of this crisis that we are facing now.

Many times, when we didn't think we had enough, we went to a court-martial anyhow because of the importance of the case.

Obviously, we have to fix that.

In addition to expanding access to high quality early education programs, it is crucial that early education programs such as Head Start work with elementary schools to ensure a strong transition.