In my 50 plus years observing science and being a part of it, I have never seen settled science.

I think it is strange that we are sitting here today talking about making trillion dollar decisions based on computer models.

That is a staggering increase. Can you drill down into that number and give us a sense of why, how, and what direction are we headed now?

Is it the higher-tech nature of the equipment and, therefore, the less predictability?

So what is happening?

Congratulations on your appointment to serve as our next OMB Director. It is fantastic and it is well deserved.

He gave us fair answers. We come from different economic doctrines and philosophies, but he did not bring that to the CBO.

This is going to be a tough 2 to 4 years, and that is why it is important to have someone with credibility, someone with skill, someone with knowledge and experience to help us navigate our way through these extremely difficult times that we have ahead of us.

I am particularly pleased with his ability and his success at beefing up the Health Care Analytical Section at the Congressional Budget Office.

He brought a sense of fairness to that agency that we cherish so much.