We have heard, at least from some northeastern States, that our nitrogen oxide targets for the East are not strong enough to help States meet new EPA ozone air quality rules.

Do you think that it might be possible for us to meet a tighter mark for NOx in the East?

That is the largest of the four, is it not?

Businesses do need certainty and predictability. They did then and they do now.

We believe that this is an important step forward and we look forward to working with you on it.

We are not competitive with the rest of the world when we spend twice as much as the rest of the world for healthcare and do not get better results.

One of the great joys of serving here in the U.S. Senate... was working with George Voinovich.

If we want to incentivize people to be whistleblowers, why don't we at least try to protect them?

We have been using recovery audit contractors... to go out and try to track down fraud and recover money.

I actually voted to create [the Medicare prescription drug program], and we want to hear about not just the good that it is doing.

It is a serious issue, and the oversight of prescription drugs is incredibly important.

I think it is time we take a very hard look at this program as to whether or not the taxpayers are getting a bang for their buck.

Are there audits that you are awaiting permission to begin?

Somebody else? Dr. Jensen.

Let me just interrupt you if I can. I mentioned earlier the program that we are running, initially in three States, with the recovery audit contractors where we recovered through last year about $700 million.

Thanks, Dr. Jensen.

Every now and then I ask witnesses--as we try to drill down and find out where we can save some money, I ask the witnesses to just say what can the Legislative Branch of our government be doing better.

Dedicated those errors or dedicated the resources? You said 'dedicated those errors,' but you mean dedicated resources.