I hope you will continue to have that attitude at HHS.

So we are talking about U.S. jobs here being supported by U.S. companies having access to foreign markets.

I think that is very likely. In fact, you would see a lot of repatriation, wouldn't you, of the nearly $2 trillion that is now tied up overseas?

The problem here is not Caterpillar. It is a broken tax code.

We are having to not just compete head to head, but we are shrinking as American companies, relative to the size we should be, because of our tax code.

Since 1980s, isn't it true that every other one of our competitors around the world--all the other countries have reformed their codes. Every one of them has, except us.

This all just cries out for reform, and if we do not do that, we are going to continue to see an erosion of U.S. jobs.

U.S. companies are competing globally at a disadvantage given that we have a relatively high rate.

we all believe, as Senator King had said, that regulation is necessary, an important function of government.

This is legislation that is bipartisan, Senator Claire McCaskill and others, streamlines and improves the Federal permitting process.

I appreciate your being here. You probably have the most important job in Washington that nobody knows about.