Any rules that I would be for... apply to both across the board, right and left.

It is just nonsense.

I think America would be a better Nation if both political parties declared a truce on this fundraising run-up.

the American public is experiencing a crisis of accountability.

the voters in those States voted for a public financing system paid for by taxes.

Why is it that Congress continues to approve the multi-billion-dollar contracts when the Pentagon does not even want the equipment?

We will also discuss the Fair Elections Now Act, a comprehensive proposal which I have introduced to fundamentally reform the way that these Congressional campaigns are financed.

Fair Elections candidates will be able to stand up and publicly say, 'I did not take a dime from special interest groups.'

I have yet to have anybody in my State ever come up to me and say, 'You know what the problem is? You are not spending enough money on your campaign.'

It is not just simply because of their love for our system of government.

None of that can be prevented unless we pass a statute that requires better disclosure and timely disclosure.

It encourages the true party in interest, like an oil company or the insurance association, to disguise itself.

Not one penny of taxpayer money will be used to fund this system.

I appreciate very much and welcome my colleagues that I served with over in the House and look forward to hearing their testimony.

Nuclear energy safety must be the top priority for Government regulators and it should be the top priority for the industry as well.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thanks for holding this hearing.

Thank you for your service there at EPA.

Maybe asking it another way. If they didn't get a permit, they were in violation of the law.