I think that all of us on this panel would all agree that this record is unacceptable, and must be reversed.

What we don't know is whether we as a Nation have the will to force citizens to stop driving aggressively and to stop driving drunk.

I hope here again we can work together with the other members of the Subcommittee to continue our leadership in this area whether the Administration wants to join us or not.

I hope we will never pursue 'an industrial policy' but I understand how important the airlines are to our travel, to our way of life, and to our commerce.

I hope we will do the same again this year.

I want to ask you a number of questions. The President's tax package included a proposal to eliminate the dividend tax, and the Senate followed suit by including a short-term elimination.

I see no rationale for not pushing reform to eliminate the errors in payments to people who don't qualify.

Absolutely. Forty-six percent is a big number.

Mr. Secretary, what is the mission of the newly created Executive Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes?

We appreciate your appearance here today. We will continue to work with you and we believe that we have to measure the expenditures of the taxpayer and you are in a position to set the ground rules.

If we proceed with the Administration's white-flag approach, we will give Europe a tremendous competitive advantage and will hurt American workers.