Anywhere else. I thank the chairman for that clarification. We look forward to doing what is in the best interest of the veteran and the veteran's care--not necessarily what is the simplest thing for the VA but what is in the best interest…

Mr. President, I thank Chairman Isakson for the work he has done on this important issue. It has been a long road to work through reforming the VA. The VA is exceptionally complicated. There are a lot of interests engaged with this. He has…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to enter into a colloquy with Senator Isakson. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. Speaker, it has been 10 long years since I was a conferee on Dodd-Frank. Since then, I have seen credit markets in my district and across the country dry up, thanks to the increased regulations. That is why I am so happy to be speaking…

It might surprise you that it slowed down some in the Senate, even though it was unanimous in the House.

we will keep pressing until we get this done, because we feel it is exceptionally important

I did not doubt your answer on that, but I ask everybody, because that is the primary question.

We need engagement from this Committee so that when you are in the seat, we can have ongoing dialogue.

The Committee takes these nominations seriously. We are pleased to have three very strong candidates before us today.

If you hear that Congress isn't working on an infrastructure bill, remind them that our water resources and our water treatment system are considered infrastructure, very important infrastructure.

The America's Water Infrastructure Act provides project funding authorizations for many critical projects.

We will continue to be able to follow up on that in the days ahead as well.

the encouragement is, get the training, get the certification. Then you can help people actually get a faster return.

Thank you again for your testimony today and for your participation and for the engagement on this issue and wearing two hats.

Well, clearly that is something that Senator Coons and I do not handle here from our appropriations, but obviously, the Finance Committee does.

So in previous dialogues that I have had with IRS leadership before, there is always the carrot and the stick conversation.

Tell me what has changed in the exempt organization's portion of the IRS.

I would say when we hear 'major, comprehensive way,' we typically hear outside contractor coming in, charging us a fortune for their consulting services and doing a few things.