Come to order. I want to welcome our witnesses, i appreciate your time and testimony, i look forward to your oral testimony and answering what will be some pretty interesting questions. I frequently say from the podium that the general Inspector Generals, your are go to agencies and government. Youre doing so much to root out and identify and eliminate waste fraud, abuse, dictated programs which is what this hearing is about. The reports by the gao that really started with a Pretty Simple. [inaudible] offering 2010 by senator colborne in the. [inaudible] something we all hate to do but if were going to do it its nice to get some measure of control and a Pretty Simple concept is asking the gao to issue reports and inspections on different programs as resulted in 75 billion of savings over seven years. This is pretty remarkable. Based on the amount of Budget Authority that the gao has, 3. 8 billion over that timeframe that a 20 one investment. Put the microphone on for this. 112 to one.
He was going to be tough and it was a terrible downfall. For more of this schedule go to booktv. Org. A Senate Committee now looks at waste and fraud in areas of the federal government including improper refundable tax credits by the irs. I gao official and the treasury inspector recommended savings during the hearing. Good morning. This hearing will come to order. I want to welcome our witnesses, appreciate your time, your testimony and look forward to your oral testimony and answering what will be some pretty interesting questions. I frequently say from this podium that the inspectoray generals, you are go to agencies in government. Doing so much to root out and identify and eliminate waste, fraud, abuse, duplicative programs which is what this hearing is about, is the reports by the gao that really started with the Pretty Simple amendment offering 2010 by senator coburn in the debate over increased, something will hate to do but if are going to do it its kind of nice to get some mea
Valuation of his access reevaluation to his access of classified material, classified facilities, none of those. And i think this is i mean, every issue raised here today is important, but if we cant get to this, the interim period between a clearance and, again, whether its a five or 10year cycle, i think well continue to have these tragic instances. In 2005, interesting, a year before ricky elder enlisted in the army, two years before aaron alexis enlisted in the navy, the department of defense testified to this committee, and this was in june of 2005, about the automated continuous Evaluation System. And you all said you are going continuously evaluate the background. Mr. Prioletti, in your written statement, you noted three years earlier in 2008 three years later, from the 2005 testimony you gave before his committee, president bush said individual is eligible for shall be subject to continuous evaluation. That was an executive order back in 2008. I know we heard today, were workin
He never forgot, and he used to tell my brother and me how it felt watching this young man get loaded onto trip trains, knowing that many would never return home. After he died, many years later, i received an outpouring of letters and photographs from some of the men he had trained if it served and returned home, and built lives and families of their own. I just couldnt believe that that experience, being yelled at by my father, was so formative for them it and i was so glad to hear, frankly. I saw the same sense of dedication and duty when, as first lady and then as senator from new york, i visited with servicemembers and their families all over the world. Then i was honored to serve on the Armed Services committee and to work closely with men and women throughout this building, and in particular with secretary mchugh who would become a great partner with me on the half of our military bases and personnel in new york. And what we did to try to keep moving forward in improving readine
That letter of solidarity for israel. The same. The same thing as a clearing the rain and revolution guard a terrorist group. He was one of only four who did that. So i would only say, this is not a filibuster. Everybody knows its not a filibuster. I hope the media is listing that they are. This is the same thing required by the democrats and the cases john doe tim steve johnson, the case of rob portman. It is the prerogative of the senate. Its not a filibuster. They nearly won a 60vote margin. I commented earlier that we had a republican in the white house in a majority in the senate. I was here and never objected to that. Then of course you had Kathleen Sebelius right now, cabinet position. Secretary of commerce john brace and objected to him. So the only issue here is the 60vote margin. Its not a filibuster on the last thing i say is i will read again to their last speaker and are very good friend is the chairman of the committee when he said the other day and i wholeheartedly agree