Thank you very much for your statement and your preparation and the ongoing work there in that role.

Being the Commissioner of the IRS is an incredibly difficult task.

It is a big concern for me, and that is the charitable giving side.

The Judgment Fund has been an issue for awhile, just in basic transparency.

That would be helpful because, obviously, we need to be able to look at how we are going to allocate the funding.

This 5-year plan that is being discussed that the Secretary just mentioned--in the next 90 days, we will get some kind of update on that.

I do not want to have to wait 3 years to be able to get the last year's information.

I think that we have come back and always focused on the most pressing issues.

The policies articulated in the President's budget will foster economic growth, set our country on a sound fiscal path in the long term, and carry out the administration's commitment to protect the national security of the United States.

I have long believed that IRS regulations should be held to the same rigorous standards as other agencies.

Mr. Chairman, why do we invest in agriculture? Because the ability to eat, to feed ourselves is one of the most fundamentally important things that goes on in an economy. We make those investments so that we will always have a sufficient…

Mr. Chairman, how much time does the gentleman have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Washington has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the gentleman from Washington State for the opportunity to yield to me to discuss this important issue. Mr. Chair, this amendment, some in the room might think perhaps will target the Market Access Program…

Mr. President, I ask that I be recognized for 1 minute. No, I don't. I ask that I be recognized at the conclusion of this vote to explain why the Paul amendment would be damaging to our national security. That is my unanimous consent…

Mr. President, would it be appropriate at this time for me to ask for 1 minute prior to the vote? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, the Senator from Oklahoma is recognized for 1 minute.

Mr. President, I ask to propound a unanimous consent request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma.

Will the Senator yield for a moment for a unanimous consent request? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There does not appear to be a sufficient second at this time.

Thank you very much. I know the intentions are good; we have voted on the same thing for the last 5 years. I can tell you right now what the vote result is going to be because it has been the same for the last 5 years. No one has had a…