So we need to work hard to ensure your success. And as we talked about in the previous panel, to get the government out of the way so you can do what you know how to do and what you do best.

I think until we change that mindset, quite frankly, partnerships and collaboration between government and business is going to be hard to accomplish.

The Continuing Resolution that we voted on last week did stop the IRS from hiring 10,000 additional employees.

Government does not create jobs, business does.

we have reached a point in this country--and when I listen to your testimony, Mr. Pollock, what you went through with all of your audits--we begin to wonder what's happened to the United States of America in our free enterprise system and…

We share Georgian concerns regarding recent Russian activities that can negatively affect regional stability.

I would like to thank you, Chairman Lungren, for holding our second hearing on cybersecurity this session.

Thank you very much.

I know Mr. Lungren takes this responsibility as seriously as I do.

This guy's credentials are just incredible.

The Senate as a body can help alleviate this crisis by acting on, I believe, 44 judicial nominations that have been referred to us.

First, it is an honor to introduce Dr. William F. Kuntz II, to the Committee today.

Well, thank you, and I know my colleagues are waiting. I apologize for being late.

I am disheartened, however, today that the Senate stands poised to spend 30 hours over the coming days engaged in a protracted post-cloture debate regarding the nomination of one U.S. district court judge.

People, she said, deliberate attempt to starve people out.

In my judgment, this represents a balanced approach to protecting our national security interests, promoting the global economy, and maintaining U.S. global leadership during this time of fiscal belt-tightening.

I am here to ask your consideration in not only maintaining that budget item, but also to plus it up to get to the level of about $21 million.

I hope you can use that eloquence to explain it to the constituents throughout the country because, as you well know, they don't believe that our foreign aid program is 1 percent of the budget, and they still all believe it is more than 25…