Some people may say that this country cannot afford these investments--I say we cannot afford not to make them.

For decades, the people of my State have been fighting a noble battle to save the most productive and environmentally significant coast and delta in the world.

I don't think we can have a net loss of wetlands.

There seems to be a cutting off of that kind of opportunity, and the only way you get it is to... put your house at risk.

I have learned, as the Chair of this Committee, that there is great value and actually great strength in small businesses.

I am determined to find a way through this maze of all the fancy financing to figure out a way to get back to that.

$7 million, they have been at that level for, I do not know, 30 years.

This broader question of the complexity of the Tax Code should give impetus to all of us to look at fundamental tax reform.

commercial and recreational fishing are being restricted due to inadequate or old data.

This Subcommittee has heard loud and clear from many parts of the country that commercial and recreational fishing are being restricted due to inadequate or old data.

Efforts to create Marine Protected Areas are growing even as questions about their effectiveness are being raised.

the Department of the Interior is pushing to remove some of these same structures at an expedited rate without regard to the effect on fisheries.

this lack of basic access is disturbing.

The Honorable John Fleming

Finally, is it fair to say that there has been no change in IRS practice with regard to what triggers audits and so forth with regard to tax exempt organizations as a whole?

As we work through the budgeting process, I will continue to work with my colleagues and the Administration on efforts to curb our Federal debt and deficit while ensuring that we invest in key priorities for the First State and for the…

This recently reauthorized program is a bipartisan, common sense approach to cutting toxic diesel emissions that threaten the lives of our communities and our children.

The Subcommittee looks forward to hearing from Commissioner Shulman about steps being taken by the Agency to deliver timely service to American taxpayers during this filing season.