Thank you for testifying at the June 27, 2013 hearing on 'School Meal Regulations: Discussing the Costs and Consequences for Schools and Students'.

This Red Tape Rollback program allows me to account to my voters and taxpayers for what we are doing in that regard.

It has been very educational. I appreciate it.

By combining insurance market reforms, new efficiencies created by the Marketplaces, and programs such as reinsurance that will help stabilize premiums in the new Marketplaces, the Affordable Care Act increases competition between health…

What would you say to Mr. Horne, who will pay $32,000 to provide a backstop to large insurance companies instead of having that money to reinvest in his business? Do you believe this is fair?

I want to focus on that a bit because the impression could be left that Social Security is not part of our debt problem.

The federal government has taken an active role in improving STEM education, but recent reports have shown that taxpayers' multi-billion dollar investments are failing to produce results.

Too often we see taxpayer dollars invested in efforts to tackle our critical issues, but we rarely see a return on this investment.

This hearing provides a valuable opportunity to discuss the state of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, education in America.

Unfortunately, the supply of workers with the skills needed to fill these in-demand positions has fallen short.

I look forward to learning how we can enhance our STEM education efforts and discussing opportunities for improvement.