"Even though you were not yet employed by The Heritage Foundation in 2007, it is the case that The Heritage Foundation itself was critical of this bill that President Bush signed into law in 2007."
"So my question is if what you do is you examine the experience at Fisker and then you ramp that into your general opinions and conclusions about the validity and the appropriateness of the Energy Inde..."
"The Antiquities Act is an important tool and I am glad that this Subcommittee is shining a light on the process of protecting Federal lands."
"There has been considerable emphasis on the timber potential in our Forests but our National Forests are more than timber factories."
"The Administration did not decide to impose across-the-board cuts to spending at Government agencies. It was Congress that did that, using Congress' power of the purse."
"Unfortunately, Congress did not take into account the harm to businesses and individuals as a result of what I have called this ridiculous sequestration."
"The implementation of recommendations from our inspectors general can serve to decrease waste and ensure that the Federal Government is spending the taxpayers' money as efficiently as possible."
"Unfortunately, implementation of these recommendations is going to be all the more difficult because the testimony from the Inspectors General Tighe and Scovel come in the midst of yet another manufac..."
"The cuts to the Department of Education and Transportation each measure about $2 billion."
"Moreover, the CR put forth by the Republican leadership this week would further slash funding to areas such as highway safety to below the levels agreed upon just last in MAP-21."
"Like most Americans, I was troubled to learn how the structure of compensation packages on Wall Street helped to create incentives for taking the unnecessary and excessive risks that led to the financ..."
"Well, I think it is fairly clear that Treasury has upheld the law that Congress passed on limiting executive compensation of companies receiving assistance from TARP."