Now whose job is it to change those laws? Oh, right, that would be us.

I am very troubled to see that the problems that we had in 2002 seem to be persisting 7 years later, at the time of your audit.

I was struck by the problems that the GAO identified in the report and how closely they mirror those of the groups of steel workers and retirees that I have talked to on the Iron Range in Minnesota.

What can we do as a body to prevent that kind of thing from happening? How can I give this guy an answer?

I just wanted to thank you, again, Madam Chair, for convening these long hearings with eight panels and 50 witnesses.

I just had a hearing back in Minnesota on exports and small businesses.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

It is not aggressive enough. And I know that Senator Udall has been working on this as well.

I have been actually frustrated with the renewable standard we have right now. It is not coming through this committee.

Worker safety and health are among the most fundamental concerns of every employer in this country.

Unfortunately, we are usually reminded of the important work of the NTSB when a tragedy occurs.

I did think that the conference this summer was a very good idea and really brought some national attention to this issue.

I think that these stories and the people on that train in California across the country give us a sense of urgency.

It is fair to say that electronic records, electronic health records, really is an area... where we can really start increasing our efficiency in attacking fraud.

I was very impressed with the sort of return on investment.

Because people go to prison for having, you know, a bag of marijuana. These are people who are responsible for ripping off Medicare to the tune of a couple billion dollars, and they are not in prison.

the saddest part of these cases was the money. Ultimately, the people ripped off are the most vulnerable people in our society.

It is a tremendous investment. It is a win-win, right?