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The population of homeowners who today are underwater on their mortgages... is a missed opportunity.

Can I have your commitment that each of your agencies will act on GAO's recommendation to incorporate OMB's guidance on cost/benefit analysis into your proposed and final rules as well as your interpretive guidance?

I think that if we have both a top-down and a bottom-up approach, we will be able to get a much richer set of models that are workable much more quickly than we do today.

I view tax reform... to be a key part of that, not because of the need to raise revenue...

I agree with that. I think that we would have been hard-pressed to create a tax code, if we tried, that was more unfair, more complex, more expensive to comply with, and frankly more anti-competitive to our own business interests, than we…

We need to correct that, and I look forward to working with you in partnership on that.

I was glad to hear you acknowledge in your opening statement how important it is that we avoid leaks of any kind, because they are dangerous, they endanger the lives of Americans, and they can't be tolerated in the business that we're in.

We do not know that. But we do know there are reports from the United Nations and others that weapons have gotten from Libya into Algeria.

I gather you still stand by the statement you made less than 24 hours that heavily armed militants assaulted our compound, and that you vowed to bring them to justice.

Notwithstanding that, the American people are still entitled to be told the truth about this.

The rules of engagement really need review.

I feel really good when I see those marines standing there and they say, good morning, sir, when you walk in.

Their first obligation ought to be to protect Americans that are serving in that embassy.

Every host country is going to have to be treated differently because our reputation in the world... has changed dramatically.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate you holding this important hearing today.

Let me follow up on the kill switch question.

Thank you very much. I really appreciate the testimony of these witnesses. It has been very helpful.

You mean you cannot cover stored inventory?