Richard Shelby

Dr. Blank, I have got to find out more about that.

Would it not be more cost effective to allow the market to work and instead support these industries by eliminating some of the severely burdensome tax and regulatory policies that are a true hindrance to doing business in the United…

This is not because the Federal Government is throwing money at it. It is happening because it makes good economic sense, I believe, for companies to locate their facilities here.

The recurring issues Congress must contend with each year because of mismanagement of programs or resources or both, must stop.

I am eager to hear what the Department, working in concert with NOAA, can do to ensure that future missteps do not occur.

This is a significant increase in funding given our current budget environment, and it is proposed as a new mandatory program.

I am pleased to be working with you again, Madam Chair, on the CJS Subcommittee and I am eager to begin the discussion of the President's fiscal year 2014 budget proposal.

NOAA represents more than 60 percent of your Department's budget at $5.6 billion.

What do they get from us for allowing us to access their data? I mean, they are bound to get something, a quid pro quo.

I am hopeful that this budget provides not only the resources necessary for the Department but ensures that there is a plan in place to keep the ship righted.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant bill clerk called the roll.

I think this is a very important regulatory challenge for everybody.

We must solve this problem.

I think it is obvious that we need to return to regular order in the appropriations process.

I believe the American public deserves a transparent and accountable budget process that restores fiscal order.

The President, in his State of the Union Address, I thought, laid out several new policies that would expand the role of the Federal Government.

In the interest of reestablishing regular order... would all of you consider transmitting budget amendments for fiscal year 2013?

The time for partial and temporary solutions is long past.

I fear furloughs, layoffs, and services not delivered to the American people.

If there is a way to mitigate the pain while we continue to enforce some fiscal discipline, I am open to discussing it.

I would like to make sure the sequester doesn't happen this year.

We certainly believe that we need to keep FHA in a position where our new books of business are producing substantial revenue for the taxpayer.

The Actuarial Report is not good.

Do you anticipate that? Can you assure us and the American people today, as the Secretary of HUD, that FHA will not do that?

I think it is time for FHA to face facts. We have to.