We fear that the coming budget reductions are going to make it hard for NextGen to stay on track.

I will say if you look at the procedures with regard to the Financial Reform Bill, there were more hearings, markups, amendments, recorded votes, and Floor time than any other bill I can remember.

I don't believe it is regular order to have subcommittee consideration and then have 6 months go by and no committee consideration.

I appreciate the positions that you have taken, because you sit here and as you stand in your positions, you are basically the last wall, if you will, protecting the taxpayers from literally billions and billions and billions of additional…

So you stole anything you could get your hands on, I respect that.

The Constitution sets forward ways to legislate and then it has a confirmation power.

The argument is that we need better balance. I have to say my colleagues in this committee may be the only people in America who think that the danger is that we will over-protect consumers.

I totally agree that oversight is an important thing, and that we want to make sure that every tax dollar is well accounted for.

I think it is appropriate when we have people who have been convicted of serious crimes, that they understand very clearly and unequivocally that they can't lie in court.

I have not been happy with what has led up to this hearing.

I believe that our side has been treated unfairly.