Frank Lautenberg: “Our economic success depends on improving our passenger rail system and bringing faster trains to the region.”

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

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

The requested 6 percent cut to FinCEN is a concern.

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