Thanks for joining us today.

This program is vital to many in the seafood business.

We work on those sorts of individual cases all the time, whether it involves the IRS or other Federal agencies like the VA.

A related issue to all of this, and certainly an issue that impacts small business, both over 50 employees and under is ObamaCare.

I would like to see Congress increase oversight through legislation and bring about consequences for IRS abuse like this.

So it's clearly increasing your tax burden?

The topic of our Field Hearing today is 'Reducing the Federal Tax Burden for America's Small Businesses.'

I would just echo that request.

Why not state it very precisely in an actual instrument that has the same standing as the Executive Order?

Senator Vitter was spot-on.

There are plenty of other impacts about federal investments that you are saying are directly impacted that we think is going to shut down a bunch of necessary activity in large parts of the United States.

I would be happy to explain the substance of the amendment. This is about verification, obviously a really crucial part of this debate. Many of us who have concerns about the President's proposed agreement do not think we have adequate…

I send this second-degree amendment to the desk, Vitter amendment No. 1186, as modified, to be a second-degree amendment to Corker amendment No. 1179, and I ask for its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report…

I can, quite frankly, share the Senator from Florida's frustration, and I urge us to fully debate and begin voting on important amendments to this bill. I am all for any productive, orderly process, but I want it to be productive, to be…

I have a parliamentary inquiry: What is the pending business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The pending amendment is amendment No. 1155. Amendment No. 1179

In that case, I call for regular order with respect to the Corker amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment No. 1179 is pending. Amendment No. 1186, as Modified, to Amendment No. 1179

But, that is--I assume what you are saying is that is different from and does not just magically transfer under ObamaCare to the Small Business Exchange.

Now, there is authorization for that under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan.

the reason we are defeating these amendments is not because we are not open-minded, it is because we are and have been open-minded, have been working with all folks who have come to the table for a serious work effort for months.

I do think this would set us back in terms of their focus, which is chemical risk assessment and management.

First of all, just to correct the record, this proposal has always in the past had strong Republican opposition.

It is a very conservative principle, because it is in the Constitution that things that are fundamentally about interstate commerce can be governed at the Federal level.

Mr. Chairman, I oppose this amendment. Section 4(a) of the underlying bill already addresses the hazard and exposure potential of the chemical substances being directly taken into account.

This bill is a marked improvement over current law. It does represent significant positive compromise.

I oppose this amendment. With all due respect, I think this is sort of the fire, ready, aim amendment.