Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Assistant Secretary Strickling, we all agree it is critical that the administration implement the provisions of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act effectively.

I support the chairman's ongoing effort to exercise our committees's oversight of these programs and ensure they are being managed wisely and responsibly.

This shouldn't be a partisan issue, but we have almost had no hearings in the last year and a half where the Republicans have not turned it into a partisan issue.

The President, we only have one at a time, this one, laid out a robust goal to attract 100 million international visitors annually within 10 years, a goal that I think both parties ought to support.

International tourism is a proven engine of economic growth in our country and a significant contributor to our national economic recovery.

Those ratios, if stated effectively, including the fact that the oil industry only receives a 6 percent credit.

I will commit to you today that we will invite the Secretary back to clarify the record.

I would join with you in encouraging that.

The Oversight Committee is intending to author such legislation as may be necessary and will affect the next President.

So it is sort of amazing. They drive up the cost of energy, particularly conventional energy, through a series of lawsuits.

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The Judiciary Committee has favorably reported 17 judicial nominations that are now awaiting votes on the floor of the Senate. There is no question that the wait for many of the judicial nominees of President Obama has been unacceptable…

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As you know, Title VII of FISA, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, expires December 31st of this year.

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