I agree with you from a totally different set of experiences that income averaging has its benefits.

If I may, on a couple of points: One is, we had a trade deficit last year of $832 billion...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have moved up to a better mike here.

Someone may have asked this question before I got here, but I have heard it said that a lot of the proponents of wage insurance, argue, either directly or implicitly, that it would encourage workers to take lower-paying jobs.

I would, first of all, like to thank all the panelists for their testimony.

I think that most of us believe it would be more efficient than the government, and, therefore, a good deal.

May I interject right there? Now, let me get the math.

We're trying to help you.

I would encourage you to move with deliberate speed so that we can see, and the people's representatives on this Committee can do our own examination, by receiving that report.

I want to point out to those that are listening that the Administrator has said early Fiscal Year 2015.

NASA's outside auditors have been unable to certify NASA's financial statements.

thank you for what you've done in the agency in stopping this muzzling of scientists.

I want to thank you, personally, for what you've done to try to straighten that out.

one of the things that maybe you, Senator Mikulski, and Senator Hutchison could all explore is language that would give additional flexibility.

What we'd like you to come up with is a figure that is realistic that we could go out and try to find for you, so you can keep on the schedule of 2014 or earlier for Orion/Ares.

But there are jobs that will be provided that otherwise wouldn't have had the selection of that particular contractor not been made.

Well, the Chinese are going to hear that, and they're going to say, 'Well, see? We haven't appreciably added to the problem.'

Is it correct that in order to meet their recommendations, it was basically about $2 billion annually?