Susan Collins

This is such a complex and important issue. We clearly need more transparency.

Well, Mr. Tourre, that is not how it reads to me. It reads to me that you wanted to deal with people who did not 'know exactly how things work' and would allow you to make more money, and that raises the whole issue of whether you are…

I believe we have a duty to serve our clients well.

Do you think that Congress should impose a clear fiduciary obligation to act in the best interests of your clients on broker-dealers?

It seems to me that the documents that you have compiled... tell a very different story.

I think it is very clear what the Goldman executives meant, and I, too, am baffled that they continue to maintain that they did not have an overall net short position.

Investment advisers have a legal obligation to act in the best interests of their clients.

I cannot help but get the feeling that a strategy of the witnesses is to try to burn through the time of each questioner.

Thank you for leading this investigation into the root causes of the great recession of 2008.

This investigation raises two overarching issues. First, we must recognize that the dynamic innovation of our capital markets can have a downside.

Just one final question. We've seen, in the past few years, an increase in cybercrime. We've seen breaches of Internet security that have caused people to be subject to identity theft and lose personal financial information.

If these smaller hospitals fail to meet the meaningful user criteria, then they not only are ineligible for any of the bonus payments, but they'll actually, eventually, be subject to penalties.

The development of the broadband network and health information technologies has the potential to truly transform healthcare, simultaneously enabling better outcomes and lowering costs.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for calling this important hearing to examine the ways that we can unlock the value of broadband to bring telehealth and other patient monitoring technologies into the home.

As part of last year's Recovery Act, Congress made a major investment of some $19 billion to increase the meaningful use of electronic health records.

Investing in technology can improve the quality of life for seniors.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has dramatically decreased unnecessary hospitalization through a wide-ranging effort to help veterans manage chronic conditions at home.

If the United States relies on the assessment of the IAEA, are we putting the countries which sit on the IAEA Board of Governors in a position to dictate how we can respond to certain attacks?

Secretary Tauscher, is the administration prepared to make assessments of each country's compliance with the NNPT separately from the IAEA?

If the United States will establish its own assessment of each country's compliance with the NNPT, does this undermine U.S. credibility in working with our allies and other nations in reducing nuclear proliferation?

Who decides if a country is in compliance with the NNPT?

I would encourage both of you to take a look at that facility because if it does meet your needs, we should use current assets and save some money in this very tight budget environment.

General, it sounds like you are very aware of the role that the air refueling wing of the Air National Guard in Maine has been playing in maintaining our air bridge to support our warfighters in Iraq and Afghanistan.

I understand that another 20 employees may be added at Togus to continue to help reduce the disability claims backlogs.

Many of the employees at VA Togus focus specifically on disability claims processing.