The topping up of the unionized retirees' pensions was about $1 billion, but the UAW got $30 billion in perks from the bailout.

So they used taxpayer money also to underwrite that.

I would say that IRS has taken government arrogance and wasteful spending to an absolutely incredible level.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I also want to thank particularly the committee leadership, Mr. Carter, Mr. Price, and the staff. They've done an excellent job in trying to put into appropriations language, and amount of money expended, reforms…

I rise briefly to engage the gentleman from Texas in a colloquy. First of all, I would like to compliment Chairman Carter and Ranking Member Price. Thank you for your work on this bill under some very difficult fiscal constraints. I…

And I look forward to working with the chairman, and I yield back the balance of my time. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Murphy of Florida

And my colleagues, first I want to again thank Chairman Carter and Ranking Member Price for their excellent work, and again his staff. They have gone through some of the expenditures for TSA not only in the dollar amounts, but also in the…

I think all of the $135,000 on the conference speakers.

I have an amendment at the desk. It's Mica amendment 8, designated and preprinted. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 15, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert…

The only thing that turned this whole spigot off was the hearing that we did.

Has anyone--did you see--anyone seen a squirting fish?

Well, we can change the law.