It's become quite an attraction for outdoor enthusiasts in our area.

Thank you, Madam Chairman. Thank you for allowing me to join you today, even though I am not on the subcommittee.

There is this thing called official time, and this is a practice where employees are being paid by us as taxpayers, government salaries funded entirely by taxpayers, to perform work that is totally unrelated to their governmental duties.

The White House has repeatedly stated it is working hard to, and I quote, 'minimize regulatory burdens and avoid unjustified regulatory costs.'

Would you be willing to commit today to work with those of us in Congress who are proposing legislation in this area to try to improve the economic analysis by independent agencies?

It is required by law. It is required by Executive Order.

One thing, and my time is ending here and I appreciate the Chairman giving me a little extra, but the legislation that this Committee is looking at extends requirements to independent agencies as the President has proposed...

I strongly supported that. I think it is a good idea. It is a house-cleaning exercise.

I think, is incredibly important, including knowing what the potential compliance costs might be on small business.

would you be willing to commit to track on reginfo.gov the results of the look-back so there is more transparency?

In my view, again, it is a job that is much more important than most people realize because it affects the economy in very fundamental ways.