David Vitter

I also strongly support this amendment. I think it is a very reasonable, commonsense amendment.

President Obama actually on May 9 of this year, issued his Open Data Executive Order that instructs Federal agencies to make that data public after it scrubs it of personal identifiers.

I want to echo your thoughts and thank you for the clear statement, which I think is a clear bipartisan consensus, that significant reform does have to happen to GSEs and now is really the time to focus on that.

I just want to end by thanking you again for your service, and in particular your refusal to bend to, quite frankly, political pressure to use Fannie and Freddie as a piggy bank for things that would be popular in some forums short-term…

The President's fiscal year 2014 budget request does not address the $50 million cut to the Radar Digital Processor (RDP)

The Army anticipates a minimum 2-year slip in the delivery of 25 RDPs to the COCOMs

I think John is exactly right. You can give us all of this data once it has been scrubbed of personal, identifying information.

Shouldn't an affected group like the States, for instance, on the regional haze issue, shouldn't they have a seat at the table?

So from what I am understanding of your answer, that certainly includes not using your personal account to correspond with anyone else about EPA official business?

Richard Windsor, that sounds pretty monarchist. Now, a lot of folks would say that is appropriate for EPA, but I personally vote for tofu.

We have these big regs. Are we measuring spikes in energy costs? That would be a big factor.

Are you completely confident that that recollection is perfect?

This whole side of the aisle has focused on a lot of transparency concerns.

Have you ever changed agreements based on comment?

I think that is required and appropriate.

Regulations must be based on sound science--science that is publicly available and open to examination.

The process is broken and has been abused for some time.

I have made five specific requests related to transparency at the agency.

The EPA plays a critical role, not only in protecting our environment and health, but also impacting our economic competitiveness.

The nominee recently stated that 'information is power.'

The EPA plays a critical role in the status of not only our environment but our economic competitiveness.

The central functions of the agency, quite frankly, have been obfuscated by ideology, frustrated by, yes, a severe lack of transparency.

This amendment would require photo IDs to participate in Federal elections, which is allowed now by States. However, the Justice Department is trying to virtually shut down this practice unreasonably by opposing it in many States. This…

I would like to ask the distinguished budget chair through the Chair what delay or what conflict with any other event could this possibly pose until at least 6 or 7 a.m.? I don't understand what delay that would cause, to allow more votes…

Point of information. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Louisiana.