Congress and the American people have the right to know how their money is being spent.

The Continuing Resolution that we voted on last week did stop the IRS from hiring 10,000 additional employees.

Fear? This is the United States of America. We shouldn't be fearing government agencies. We should be working with them.

We appreciate your sacrifice; we appreciate your entrepreneurial spirit.

So we need to work hard to ensure your success. And as we talked about in the previous panel, to get the government out of the way so you can do what you know how to do and what you do best.

I would strongly encourage both the House and the Senate to immediately pass H.R. 735, the Government Neutrality and Contracting Act

we have reached a point in this country--and when I listen to your testimony, Mr. Pollock, what you went through with all of your audits--we begin to wonder what's happened to the United States of America in our free enterprise system and…

I think until we change that mindset, quite frankly, partnerships and collaboration between government and business is going to be hard to accomplish.

And second, Americans deserve an efficient, effective government that works for them.

Oversight Committee Mission Statement: We exist to secure two fundamental principals. First, Americans have a right to know that the money Washington takes from them is well spent.

Government does not create jobs, business does.