I would be surprised if you can deliver the bacon on that.

You will not find one Senator on this committee or anywhere in the U.S. Senate that supports citizens perpetuating fraud on the IRS.

But you are going to take a look at what happens with the 45,000, and if we are seeing tons of delay...

I want to publicly thank you for all the extra effort during these last few months.

the President's proposal goes the other away.

Do you expect a lot of EITC payments to be delayed this year?

I will hold on my other questions and let other members of the committee respond and then come back to Ms. Blakey.

I hope we will call this hearing every year to continue to aggressively monitor the progress of the Department of Transportation in reducing the number of accidents and fatalities on our highways.

I know you are not going to let me pin you down, but there is a rumor swirling that the Administration has drawn a line in the sand at $900 million.

There is a fairness element.

It is difficult to overstate the seriousness of the crisis facing this vital part of our Nation's transportation infrastructure.

In the long run. Will they be implemented on the same schedule?

I want to try and understand, Mr. Secretary, what your strategy is in reaching out to these working poor families.

the President is pushing for tax cuts that overwhelmingly favor our wealthiest citizens.

We should be taking steps to allow more eligible families to get the help they need, but I think the President's proposal goes the other way.

The Northeast corridor and the non-Northeast corridor, will their cost-sharing requirements be identical?

Unfortunately the news since our last hearing on this topic has not been good.

These statistics bear show that the Department of Transportation has missed its stated performance goal for highway safety.