Richard Durbin actually said...

I am pleased to convene this hearing and apologize for being a few minutes late.

This is a hearing to consider the fiscal year 2011 funding request of two of our most important Federal regulatory agencies.

So if we embark on this brave new world, do you see a demand for more staffing and more activity at your agency?

I insisted that it bring these two agencies together into one Appropriations subcommittee because they parallel one another in their regulat...