It is my understanding that United States taxpayers give approximately $300 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency annually in order to provide humanitarian assistance.

While I do have some concerns about the process by which FDA is proposing this new regulatory approach, patient groups have questioned whether there are gaps in the current system that are jeopardizing patients' safety.

I would like to thank everyone for attending this important joint hearing on the strategy and mission of the DHS Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate.

I look forward to hearing from both of you on the challenges facing the directorate and how we can help ensure S&T is able to fulfill its mission.

I would particularly like to thank Ranking Member Clarke as well as Chairman Bucshon and Ranking Member Lipinski of the Science and Technology Research Subcommittee for their participation.

Well, I see my time is expired, but Mr. Chairman----

So if, in fact, the Government comes along and bails out institutions, then there is obviously some level of expectation that the Government will do this again in the future.

The rollout of the Affordable Care Act was an unmitigated disaster.

Failure has to be an option.

what you want to do is eliminate the discretion, put a fixed set of rules in the hands of a bankruptcy judge

I think that too big to fail is a real concern. I think the real solution is to go to the heart of where the problem is.

I think Dr. Admati has something she would like to add to this.

So is it your view that if we repeal Title II, which is the bailout mechanism of Dodd-Frank, and we made the reforms necessary for there to be a credible bankruptcy resolution that would actually be orderly and which would follow the…

A broken Web site that the President promised would be as easy to use as any e-commerce site cost the taxpayers nearly $1 billion.

The administration didn't have the expertise, couldn't meet deadlines, and didn't have the leadership or organizational skills to manage this massive undertaking.

I again thank both the witnesses for testifying and now recognize the ranking member for 5 minutes.

I think that is the basic mentality of Dodd-Frank.

In a market-based economy, in a capitalist system, in a free society, you have to be free to fail.