Are you better off now than you were 4 years ago?

Well, we estimate that we won't be marking up our bill, of course, until June, waiting for the House.

I believe if we all focus on where we want America to be in space, and how we protect Americans who we ask to do things we will be able to find solutions to how we work through these complex challenges.

I am here to pinpoint.

So that hiring has to be completed, and all appropriate background checks, by May 1.

I want to thank you for holding this very important hearing on the WMATA budget.

I would urge HUD and the HUD inspector general to continue to work with the Department of Justice and Treasury.

I am really committed to them having that service.

I believe it is in the best interest of the functionality of the system that labor and management have a regular systematic way of communicating.

If the Federal Government increases its investment in the system, it should also increase its oversight of operations and capital projects, so as to ensure that tax dollars are being well spent.

Senator Hutchison presented a really doomsday scenario.

I believe we need to use all the tools of the new way of communicating, particularly the social networking.

We regard this as one of the greatest threats facing the United States of America.

I think these were excellent.

I believe that there hasn't been nationally, in every agency, the kind of vigor that we need really in pursuing Medicare and Medicaid fraud.

This hearing is concluded and we stand in recess until March 25 at 10 a.m.

Not enough organization.

I applaud and support the administration's request of $150 million in fiscal year 2011 for Metro.

So what the hell does that mean? Pardon me.

I think the biggest role of Congress is we are in the prevention business.

We will be intensifying our outreach efforts to small- and medium-sized companies that are already engaged in exporting.

Spending excesses will not be tolerated.

So, if we wanted to modernize, it would take additional revenue from either your Federal partners or other partners.

I also believe that we need to pass not only the President's budget, but I think we need to pass what the President is recommending in rail reform, giving FTA more authority.

My No. 1 concern, while we have to always look at the budget, is the safety of the astronauts.