Chuck Grassley

I would like to work with you to bring some public accountability to this process, just as you and I worked together on the Army Crime Lab issue a while ago.

Thank you, Director Mueller, for coming.

I agree with you about the value of the FAA tools, and I support the clean authorization of FAA.

Older Americans have immense value to our society and our economy and they deserve the protections Congress originally intended.

We cannot tolerate theft.

Intellectual property theft is a serious consumer protection issue.

Intellectual property theft has increased dramatically, adversely impacting American businesses that innovate and generate new products and jobs for Americans.

Do you agree to respond to my letters in full and in a timely manner?

These letters clearly state my concerns. More than 5 years after the statute was enacted, the necessary regulations are not finalized.

I got the False Claims Act passed in 1986, and the Department of Justice says that has brought $30 billion back in to the Federal Treasury.

My primary concern is that the foot-dragging by the Treasury and IRS will demoralize whistle-blowers so much that they will just stop blowing the whistle.

I have conducted vigorous oversight of various executive branch agencies during my almost 40 years in the Congress. I view oversight as my constitutional duty.

I do not think you have to work with me. I think you have to work with the Commissioner of IRS and the Secretary of Treasury, just to meet and make these awards.

I do not have a beef with you, but I do have a beef with the Treasury Department.

It is important that the IRS and Treasury work together to collect every dollar that is currently owed before taxes are raised.

Mr. Chairman, may I call to the chairman's attention the bill that Senator Wyden and I introduced called the Medicare Data Act that we think would bring more public attention and accountability to the claims submitted?

And so I think the Sunshine Act, getting it up and running, is a concrete way to help achieve that goal.

Most importantly, we asked that the final rule on implementation of the Sunshine Act be released 'no later than June of this year so that partial data collection for 2012 can commence.'

Congress has made investments to increase the number of people trying to stop Medicare fraud.

It is unacceptable that we sent our first letter in October last year and still have not received the information requested or an acceptable answer for why you are not moving forward to utilize the tool.

Following the terrorist attacks on 9/11, we made a number of reforms in order to protect the Nation from further attacks.

The board has broad jurisdiction to review actions the executive branch takes to protect the Nation from terrorism, ensuring that the need for such action is balanced with the need to protect privacy and civil liberties.

Lest we forget that we were spared an attack on Christmas Day 2009 because the would-be bomber could not ignite the explosives.

The report makes the deputy chief of Public Integrity seem hapless and overwhelmed.

I think you have answered my question. Let me go on to another question.