As the deadline for filing individual tax returns approaches, the time for simplifying and stabilizing the Tax Code for individuals and families is also upon us.

It seems to me that those folks who have money have plenty of people figuring it out for them.

It is something that the public needs. Americans are being killed either by bad stuff coming into this country that poisons them or makes them sick or they are being killed by being denied workable and worthwhile treatments and…

I will be happy to take credit for the presence of Dr. Hamburg, and I am sure you would too, and not to quibble about whether she is a Republican or a Democratic witness.

Few subjects have a more direct impact on public health and the safety of the American people than our topic today, and I applaud the Chairman for convening this hearing.

I assume this hearing is on the level, and it is really about making it better for the middle class in the country, rather than for the people in the top one percent or one-tenth of one percent.

I can't tell you what an honor it was to be asked by Speaker Hastert in 2005 to lead this effort.

As President Reagan said, developing that infrastructure of democracy is so important.

We played a key role in helping put into place what is called their sustaf law.

Mr. Price likes to say the real hard work of developing institutions takes place between the elections.

It really stems from I believe the speech that was delivered by Ronald Reagan at Westminster in 1982.

We are partnered with 14 countries.

They have taken to democracy like a duck to water.

This is an important issue. It is not on the front pages right now, which is a good thing.

I am going to be very interested in your comments on the PREDICT model.

We have a hearing upstairs where apparently everybody at EPA is on vacation.

Thank you, Madam Chair, for this opportunity to testify before you in support of the funding of the East-West Center.

I do want to say for the record that an income tax and a consumption tax is the worst of both worlds, which I strongly oppose.