Roy Blunt

Let me ask a couple of questions about probably the issue that we've gotten the most questions about...

FDA must be mindful that burdensome regulations can stifle innovation and lead to unnecessary expenses that limit small businesses' ability to create jobs.

So it's paid for out of regular taxpayer dollars?

So the Chinese company might pay the user fee if it was in China?

I would certainly be as flexible as you think the law allows you to be here.

The user fees wouldn't be paid by the foreign companies. They'd be paid by U.S. companies.

The agency you head regulates approximately 20 cents out of every $1 spent in America and Americans expect the FDA-related products will be safe and effective.

I appreciate this opportunity to examine the budgetary needs of the United States Forest Service (USFS) in order to make sure taxpayer dollars are spent on programs that reflect our Nation's priorities.

Thank you, Chairman Reed and Ranking Member Murkowski, for holding this hearing today.

While, of course, conservation activities with respect to forests are critical, I would hope that USFS focuses their efforts on the opportunity to increase harvest levels, without compromising forest health, and improve the Federal…

Well, Chairman, I'm always glad to have Missouri witnesses, and I'm always glad to get to introduce them.

And you feel good about--I mean, both panels now--and, particularly, the Department of Education--talked about the skill certification, and you think that --you're comfortable that you're both headed in the same direction in terms of…

I think it's a bad idea for us to, one, begin to think that we're going to do a better job determining whether programs meet the criteria they need to meet.

Thank you, Chairwoman Klobuchar, for yielding me this time and, more importantly, for hosting this hearing on this really important topic.

I think the accreditation system has worked pretty well.

With proper training, we can fill the current gap where we think we need more H-1B visas.

I may have some other questions for the record to submit later, but that's all I have for this panel.

I don't want to keep everybody else out.

The President in the State of the Union said we were going to begin to condition loans and grants based on tuition increases.

For too many years, too many Americans have been telling us that they're struggling to find good quality, good paying, private sector jobs.

I hope we can do it. That would be----

Thank you, Chairman.

We appreciate your past support for initiatives that are critical to the rice industry.

The agency you head regulates approximately 20 cents out of every $1 spent in America and Americans expect the FDA-related products will be safe and effective.

So it's paid for out of regular taxpayer dollars?