The mortgage interest deduction is going nowhere. The sun will disappear before it goes away.

I don't think there are 50 votes to get rid of it.

If I were starting a new country, I would not have it. I don't think it is ideal tax policy.

We want to make sure that the agency is mindful of that, and that is reflected in those decisions.

I commend this committee and the Congress, and to both sides of the aisle, for the commitment to this endeavor.

We commend the Congress for the reforms that it included in the 2008 Close the Enron Loophole Act.

I want to make sure that there is accountability there.

I appreciate you extending the public comment period for the potential listing of Atlantic sturgeon.

Two weeks ago, I, along with my colleagues, Congressmen Frank, Keating and Tierney, sent a letter to Secretary Locke urging him to coordinate with the Departments of Treasury, Labor, Housing, and Urban Development, and the Small Business…

I am confident that work for the Partnership for Mid-Atlantic Fishery Statistics that is occurring in my district and along the Mid-Atlantic is a glowing example of the success of cooperative research.

But my problem is that NOAA's national catch share policies explicitly states that NOAA does not advocate the use of individual private anglers or catch shares.

NOAA is an agency that few in the public could correctly identify but that is critical to keeping them safe and our economy running smoothly.

slashing funding will cut the life-saving services that this agency provides to every congressional district.

These forward-looking initiatives stand in stark contrast to H.R. 1, which recklessly cut almost $400 million from the 2010 enacted level for NOAA.

Could you give me an update on what programs are using the Saltonstall and Kennedy funds, and how they are promoting the health of domestic fisheries?

Can you please describe the consequences if these funding levels for satellites are not met?

If I were to stop one of my constituents in Medford Square and ask them what is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, I would probably get blank stares.

This warning will allow people and businesses to prepare for an unbelievably huge storm here in April.