I commend GSA for starting to involve the community in those discussions, but it is absolutely critical that it occurs in a way that does not create problems for the biggest employer of the area.

This has been a priority of the Chairman and mine for several years.

Protecting investors is more compelling than ever since many first-time investors have turned to the markets to help secure their retirements.

I am committed to that objective. I think that it just makes really good common sense.

I look forward to working with both of you, and with Chairman Durbin to ensure that you have the resources and the tools you need to ensure investors are protected and that markets are functioning properly.

The IRS is in the midst of a significant hiring initiative for enforcement staff as a result of its fiscal year 2009 budget.

I look forward to working with you to give small businesses the support and assistance they need to emerge from this recession strong and nimble.

I am getting very involved in this myself.

I personally believe that they're still underfunded and that more work needs to be done.

I introduced a bill in March to create a council of regulators to act as a systemic risk monitor.

Worse, the deficit level will be rising--not shrinking--toward the end of the 10-year period, reaching 5.7 percent in 2019.

I think that the whole issue of leveraging preparers is going to be part of our tax gap strategy.

So later that same year, the contributions by Chinese nationals to the presidential campaign, the Clinton-Gore campaign, became a major issue.

An analysis of the Obama administration budget proposal by the Congressional Budget Office projects that the public debt ratio will double in 10 years, to 82 percent of GDP.

So I am trying to better understand why you decided not to.

The CBO analysis also shows that the Obama budget will produce a deficit level averaging 5.3 percent of GDP across the 10-year budget window.

I join the Chairman in welcoming Rand Beers as the nominee today.

They're seeking more information.

The Department's response to the GAO report sounds like a turf battle to me rather than focusing on what the objectives should be.

I would hope that you would confirm me to be a part of that team.

Cyber security responsibilities across the Federal Government will be the subject of much debate.

I am committed to getting to yes in this general proposition.

I know you said in response to a question from Senator Lieberman that this was one of many items and that it was not that specific, that it was vague reporting.

I want to go back to the issue in 1996 on the briefing that you received from the FBI agents who alerted you to the interest of Chinese operatives in influencing our congressional elections.

By your colleague, are you talking about the FBI detailee assigned to you?