I want to start off by giving an example of how I think we got it right because of NEPA.

But for the process, and we slowed it down a little bit, we got the right outcome, we did get the right outcome here?

It is a pleasure to be back before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where I have very fond memories.

I must tell you, it is just shocking, because remember the last hearing that we had, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cummings, the last hearing we had, we had to have it because these gentlemen refused to even talk to the Inspector General.

I want to thank you for convening what common sense would suggest will be the capstone on this committee's five-hearing inquiry into GM's decision making on Delphi pensions.

But what we had with TARP was this perversion of the process where each and every person sitting around the table suddenly became the Treasury Department.

Now, there is partisan politics that shouldn't be happening here in this hearing.

I want to thank the ranking member for his courtesy.

In fact, this report is about the hourly, not the salaried, and you are going to see that when we have this discussion.

the first thing you ought to put on that list is end sequestration.

Administrator Jaenichen... has asked for the opportunity to work with us to figure out how to make sure that within the Department of Transportation, they are doing all of the things necessary to enforce the law.

the ability of people with disabilities to be included in every recreational opportunity is enshrined in the Americans with Disabilities Act.

And what would the impact be on our national security and the viability of our merchant marine if vessels were forced to leave the MSP program and if they then decided to leave the U.S. flag?

As bad as this is, I understand that a variety of different budget scenarios may cause MSP to actually have to push as many as 10 vessels out of the program.

So that is a major problem.

preserve what you have. Protect what you have.

Congressman Van Hollen today... said that they have 30 days in order to be able to work out a diplomatic solution to this and if that doesn't happen, then the president would get the authority to do the military efforts.

There needs to be a national approach to addressing this issue.