Actually, if the Energy Department, your department, believes that there are 800 billion barrels that could be recovered, that is much bigger than what Saudi Arabia has in proven reserves, and it would create 100,000 jobs, and about $2…

Those cases became the two biggest failures that we have had in administering the food stamp program.

I want to return to an issue that you addressed briefly with Senator Lugar...

Thank you for joining us today, Ms. Cook.

It should be. It should be.

President Obama recently described those efforts as purely symbolic, and I think he also used the word 'failure'...

I am very much concerned about those tickets for that particular night, especially this woman.

Fortunately, I was on official business.

Protecting the core mission of the Park Service means that at a time of fiscal constraint, we must make choices.

this is a challenging time for the Federal budget, just as it is for family budgets of millions of Americans.

the core mission of the Park Service is to protect the great natural and historic components of our National Park System for the enjoyment and use of current and future generations of Americans.

protecting the core mission of the Park Service means that in a time of fiscal constraint, we have to make choices.

If we don't do that, then there is no purpose for having national parks.

I encourage that, as you are making a criteria for how to judge those in the future, I think that is very wise.

I would appreciate if you would look into that situation.

Authorized funding for the EJA is $195 million per year for 4 years, but first time funding has yet to be appropriated.

The EJA was passed over a year ago.

Oh, great. That is the best answer I have heard today.