But with that authority comes the responsibility and expectation that you will keep at the forefront the prevailing issue facing the country--economic growth and job creation.
We can achieve a robust regulatory regime without imposing undue or ill-fitting regulations on businesses across the country.
I hope you will listen today to the issues that will be raised, and I urge you to respond honestly and directly.
We will make these determinations with the help of these audits, along with the input from our constituents.
There are no sacred cows, so to speak, and during these tough fiscal times, every program, every title will be on the table.
I hope that today we can start a dialogue on how to root out inefficiencies.
We will scrutinize waste, fraud, and abuse, and look for ways to build on the success the Department has already achieved.
Our agricultural policies must reflect the needs of our diverse farming communities.
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We will look for duplication within issue areas to determine program overlap.