George Voinovich

Deborah has served with distinction on Ohio's Supreme Court since her election in 1994 and reelection in the year 2000.

I am anxious to express my strong recommendations for Justice Deborah Cook, Jeffrey Sutton, both of whom the President nominated.

I hope my colleagues will decide this issue today on a bipartisan basis, as was the letter that we sent to Administrator Whitman, asking that she move forward with the new regulations to end some 4 or 5 years of uncertainty by businesses…

Again, I thank the Senator. I emphasize that 130,000 comments were made last year regarding those regulations that have been issued by the EPA. So it has been really vetted. People have had an opportunity to participate in this. I support…

I really want to break through the bureaucratic barriers that have been impeding change for so many years.

I feel that my biggest asset is my years of experience as an executive. I know that I have to constantly educate my collegues on the importance of sound management practices.

I really appreciate your both being here today. This is a subject that I am very interested in and I really appreciate Senator Durbin's continuing to work on it.

My legislation will require that. Furthermore, it is important for agencies to add their human capital plans in the Government Performance and Results Act process.

So we need to emphasize that more.

Potential employees must have an understanding of the type of technology, equipment and training available at the Federal agency they are applying to.

I have co-sponsored legislation that increases the student loan repayment amount from $40,000 to $80,000.

I have added a comprehensive training provision to my human capital legislation.

I have heard stories that Federal Government recruiting is not as good as it should be.

And you also suffered, did you not, from the fact that other financial regulatory agencies were able to change their pay schedules.

While you were at the SEC, you did not have the budget to hire more employees, and even if you did, the levels of compensation were not as competitive as they should be, is this correct?

Is that because you did not have the budget to hire them?

I agree with the members of the House and support this increase and hope the Senate will, too.

I am going to try to mention it to Mitch, that somehow in the next budget they clarify where these dollars are going

I would like you to go back and talk to him a little bit about maybe just zeroing in on those bills

I would be interested in knowing, how do we keep some of the good people in the agencies

Is this a new flexibility offered by Kay James's at the Office of Personnel Management?

How long does it take to hire a new employee at the SEC?

Can you waive the Title V provisions and bring people on?

Is it true that there are currently 250 unfilled positions at the SEC?

But the point is that fees collected by the SEC, also subsidize a portion of the other part of the agency's budget.