Yet, as noted in my written testimony, independent research done to date demonstrates that caloric menu labeling has no impact on consumer eating habits.

If our company and franchise restaurants are forced to replace our menu board panels, we estimate it will cost approximately $1.5 million.

This is not a fact-finding hearing to understand whether we need changes in the regulatory system; this is a hearing to hear anecdotes from four people from four different industries about their complaints.

Our company and its franchisees, all of whom are small business owners, are facing ever-increasing regulatory burdens.

The rapidity with which legislators and bureaucrats are increasing the number of regulations with which we must comply adds to the various challenges our company and our franchisees face.

The federal government should not dictate state and local spending decisions as a condition of receiving federal funds.

So this is a requirement that we have a domestic source.

I think for the taxpayer, it's definitely going to cost the taxpayer more over time if we get away from the accelerated cleanup.

I'm concerned about some other aspects of the budget, but let me focus on something else positive which is the small modular reactor licensing technical support program.

I want to express my appreciation to the panel for being with us here today.

I think we have to realize that it doesn't just apply to Department of Defense (DoD). It applies to every federal agency.

Key reforms have yet to be completed, particularly in the area of information-sharing which continues, I think, to put our Nation at risk for homegrown terrorism and insider threats.

It is vital to the protection of the most fundamental thing we have, which is our Constitutional rights as American citizens to privacy.

I am asking you to continue to use your diligence and most assuredly to assure that there isn't inappropriate interference politically.

I like some things in the budget. One is energy efficiency as Senator Shaheen has just talked about.

To the question as to whether energy storage is part of efficiency, yes, it is and part of using our system more efficiently.

Is that the policy of this Administration that we should have a U.S. source of lowly enriched uranium for tritium production at TVA?

I have to say that there are more than 11 million people who are prisoners in Cuba, because Cuba itself is a prison.