This is a hearing to consider the fiscal year 2011 funding request of two of our most important Federal regulatory agencies.
There are some in the Senate now who want us to be taken out of this process. They do not want these questions to be asked, and I think that...
I insisted that it bring these two agencies together into one Appropriations subcommittee because they parallel one another in their regulat...
One other aspect of this is how much of this is being made available to the public to review your work and the activities that are not propr...
Are those going to be so unique by contract that they are going to put a special burden on your regulators to try to understand the real hea...
So if we embark on this brave new world, do you see a demand for more staffing and more activity at your agency?
I applaud your last line of questioning and believe that you have really touched on something that is absolutely essential.
I am happy to welcome my colleague, a little tired I am sure from yesterday, Senator Susan Collins of Maine, who is my ranking Republican on...
What I am asking you, is there any built-in obstacles to your acquiring the technology that you believe is available and that you need?
Both Chairmen have invested countless hours in helping to craft a more reliable regulatory foundation to guide us in the future.
No agency that comes before this Government should be above oversight and review.