Thank you for scheduling this hearing to consider the re-nomination of Dr. Allison Macfarlane to be Chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

Do you think these loopholes in our explosives laws put Americans' safety in danger?

I thank the chairman for making this clarification. I agree completely with my colleagues concerning the need for section 3004. Could the language in section 3004 about inclusion of specific project recommendations and feasibility studies…

I am concerned that with our budget difficulties we will continue to see declining budgets for Defense Nuclear Non-Proliferation activities in favor of Weapons Activities.

Although we have had a complete trade ban on Iran since 1995, a significant loophole existed that allowed the foreign subsidiaries of American companies to do business with Iran.

One of our top priorities will be completing the work of Wall Street Reform Act by providing Federal regulators the resources they need.

Do you consider IRS's current strategy for dealing with identity theft and refund fraud to be adequate? No.

Republicans in the Congress continue to call for even deeper budget cuts--despite clear evidence that the austerity agenda they have championed has slowed the pace of job growth and needlessly increased the suffering of children, seniors…

I am deeply concerned that recent cuts to the IRS budget are jeopardizing its ability to carry out this vital mission.

I believe it is time for this subcommittee and others to give serious thought to the way the IRS is funded.

The IRS must be funded at a level that enables it to provide necessary taxpayer assistance and to enforce the laws.

We need to bolster TTB so it has the ability to investigate and stop the illicit tobacco trade and collect the revenue we need.

With my State's continued challenges and stubbornly high foreclosure rates, I call on the Treasury Department to redouble its efforts to ensure that New Jersey homeowners receive the help they need.

I am honored to serve as chairman of this subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over crucial Federal programs that support our economy.

Immigration is not a zero sum game. If we attract the best talent in the world to come to America, they will create jobs, not displace them.

Treasury and the IRS are vital to America's future prosperity.

Identity theft is a serious and growing problem in the United States and a daunting challenge for the IRS.

The requested 6 percent cut to FinCEN is a concern.

I strongly supported President Obama's rescission of the Mexico City Policy, also known as the Global Gag Rule, upon taking office.

We need to look beyond legal distinctions or classes of harms to look at the erosion of trust in the ecosystem.

Consumers care about intrusions into their private lives, not just from hackers or governmental entities, but also from commercial entities.

A 2010 Wall Street Journal series on online privacy illustrated the extent to which individuals are being tracked and how the invasive practice can cause real harm.

Efforts to consolidate these grants could shift critical grant funds away from the areas most at-risk for a terror attack, like my State of New Jersey.

I remain concerned about the Department's fiscal year 2014 budget proposal to once again attempt to consolidate preparedness grants into one national program.