There is no way I am going to finish doing this. This is just way too much.

When I was Governor, I was nominated by President Clinton to be on the Amtrak Board of Directors, and I had to go through a vetting process.

$125 billion, according to GAO last year, was the amount of our improper payments, mistaken payments, accounting errors, in some cases fraud.

I am troubled by the fact that there has not been a Senate-confirmed IG at Interior for over 5 years

We need to do something about it.

The vetting process can just take forever. We do not treat people very well through that process sometimes, and we have to do better.

I take second place to no one with an appreciation for the important role that Inspectors General play in our government.

we think we have too many Senate-confirmed positions in the government

The Federal budget deficit, which about 6 years ago peaked at $1.4 trillion, it has come down; it is closer to $400 billion today, still way too much.

I thought, my God, just to be on the Amtrak Board? They should pay me to do that.

I am still doing the Lord's work.

It is the conundrum we face in any of these applications.

I always like to focus on root causes.

Mr. Chairman, I have already had one bite out of the apple while you were out of the room, and I will wait my turn.

We take it seriously. We need to deal with it aggressively.

Commissioner Koskinen was before us today in the Finance Committee this morning, and we talked a little bit about this.

We do not always focus on the root causes.

All right. Thanks.