I wanted to say something nice.

Thank you for your style of conducting the hearings and your treatment of us.

I will be interested in hearing whether you are starting to see an increased level of fraud and what challenges you are facing.

The SBA, as the chairman said, plays a vital role in all of our districts, helping businesses to get started, to expand, and to serve and employ our constituents.

I would like to join you in welcoming acting GSA administrator, Dan Tangherlini, before the Subcommittee.

When I was chairman of this committee one of the surprises was having people from the SEC coming and basically tell us we don't need any more money.

I am heartened that we now have a former U.S. Attorney leading the agency because I believe you understand the importance of these core missions.

I remember when came to Congress in a special election, I walked in to get my voting card.

I thank the ranking member. As the ranking member of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee, I wanted to outline several areas of concern in this section of the bill. Several agencies under the…

We need to have a serious discussion about funding levels at the IRS.

Well, I would hope that we could continue to grow the program.

I think we have to stop all the mean talk and deal with an issue and get these folks out of the shadows.