I have asked for an investigation into the hacking that has occurred now reportedly affecting another 25 million consumers.
I would welcome an opportunity to sit with you and key members of your staff on this subject.
Thank you for coming here, which took some effort, and contributing to our oversight.
It has been a rational and mutually respectful discussion.
I do know it is broadly agreed that the benefits of the Clean Air Act, on balance, exceed the costs of the Clean Air Act.
Thanks, Senator Whitehouse. That was really most interesting to me, and I suppose I have always felt that what you are describing as regulat...
I have not yet met anybody who does not think there should be some regulation.
I think wherever fraud exists and abuse exists, it ought to be rooted out.
If, however, you are moved by the aggregates, then I would urge you to look at the document that Senator Whitehouse referred to earlier.
Senator Collins and I have waded into such storms before and emerged on our feet and hopefully with some rational response.
Codification is such an important thing. It will signal to the agencies, again, culturally that this is important.
I cannot resist, in continuing the Catholic-Jewish dialogue, recalling for the record--the first time I have had the honor to do this--that ...
not whether to regulate but how to regulate
The question is not whether to regulate, because there is and should be regulation, but it is how best to regulate.
When Chairman Lieberman and I weighed in on behalf of small businesses, OSHA withdrew that proposal.
This is a hearing on 'Federal Regulation: How Best to Advance the Public Interest.'
President Obama launched an initiative 6 months ago, which is continuing to date.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
