Orrin Hatch: “If I could ask one more question, in your testimony you say that NHTSA prefers recalls to rulemaking.”

Those backlogs at the Social Security Administration are unacceptable to many, if not most, of us here in the Senate.

I urge Congress pass the OPEN ACT before the end of this year.

The Finance Committee has worked with the Treasury Department to ensure proper responsiveness to committee inquiries. We are continuing to review these matters to determine what further oversight is required.

It has been one of the great honors of my life to serve on this committee.