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Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I would like to just begin by following up on Ranking Member Blumenthal's comments and thoughts in terms of the number of individuals available for providing care.

These are decisions that ought to be left to consumers in those countries.

Trade should be a bipartisan issue. It is critically important to our economy.

Let us push this thing across the finish line and hopefully get these trade deals completed and open up what I think are some very significant markets to American businesses, manufacturers, farmers, and ranchers.

One of the key negotiating objectives in the agricultural section of the TPA legislation... is intended to prevent foreign regulatory approval processes from being used as a trade barrier to new agricultural technologies.

I hope that that will continue to be an area of emphasis for you and the negotiators as we move forward.

I think it is really important that this President and future Presidents have the authority, the ability that they need, to bring down foreign barriers to American products.

The Inspectors General from these Agencies can and should serve as a resource for these reviews and today's hearing serves as a starting point for this oversight plan.

I am honored to be chairing this Subcommittee in the 114th Congress with my friend from Massachusetts, Senator Ed Markey, as Ranking Member.

It is essential the Inspectors General view Congress as a partner in this oversight process.

It most certainly would simplify rates for the providers because if they are providing Medicare services now...

Let us get it down to where the dollars are actually going back down to the providers.

I think there probably needs to be some additional outreach to these folks.

Is there something we can do in terms of providing statutory authority so you can maybe cut through some of the red tape?

I appreciate the approach that you and the Ranking Member are taking in asking that we move forward in an appropriate fashion to address the issues.

I think the regulatory decisions they make do not just occur in that vacuum and that they have a real effect on real people that need access to capital and credit.

I would rather err on the side of being careful and covering a few banks that may not pose as much risk rather than running the risk of another crisis that plunges our economy back into recession.