ANNE M. NORTHUP: “What I would say is that there are different ways for different people to influence elections. The fact is, soft money…”

Reclaiming my time, it is a huge amount of money. It would be a great investment in the long-term solvency of the program. I did not know whether the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Hart) might want to talk a little bit about the…

Reclaiming my time, it is really a matter of restoring the confidence of the American people that we are going to act in the best long-term interests, fiscal interests, of this country. So I thank the gentlewoman very much for her thoughts…

Reclaiming my time, let me close by thanking my colleagues who are here tonight. The gentleman from Elkhart, Indiana (Mr. Chocola) has been a friend who has been on the floor. We have had opportunities to discuss this previously, and I…

If I am confirmed, I will work to assure that the mission of the agency to protect consumers from unreasonable risk of injury from consumer products is carried out aggressively and appropriately.