...Villella, and thank you too for your service on NEA's Council of the Arts. Mr. Nyerges. Mr. NYERGES. Thank you very much. It is a pleasure to be here. I am not going to dwell on the controversy that we have all heard far too much about. I think it is regrettable...

...you wish. TESTIMONY OF PHILIP G. DAVIDOFF, PRESIDENT, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRAVEL AGENTS Mr. DAVIDOFF. Thank you very much. It is a pleasure to be here. I am here just two weeks after you met with us and 500 of our colleagues on the steps of the House of Representatives...

...MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY; AND DAVID C. VLADECK, PUBLIC CITIZEN LITIGATION GROUP Mr. ASHFORD. Thank you very much. It is a pleasure to be here. I am a faculty member at MIT in both the School of Engineering and Industrial Relations Section of the Sloan...

...CHAIR, SUBCOMMITTEE ON PENSION LEGISLATION, COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Mr. Faber. Mr. Chairman, thank you very much. It is a pleasure to be here. I am here as chair-elect of the Section of Taxation of the American Bar Association. I am accompanied both...

...are going in order of arrival. Mr. Ryun, we welcome you as a new Member of the committee. Mr. RYUN. Thank you very much. It is a pleasure to be here. I am looking forward to the progress; and, according to your wishes, I would like to speed the process and...

...Cox. I don't want to penalize people for enterprising and discovering information on their own and using it themselves, and I don't think our law should...question about whether short selling is good or bad genetically, and ever since I have been in business I have always heard the cliche that always starts...

...OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, ACCOMPANIED BY RICHARD POST, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR STAFFING Ms. HORNER. Thank you very much, it is a pleasure to be here. I am accompanied by Mr. Richard Post, OPM's Associate Director for Staffing. As I said, I want to thank...

...CHIEF, CRIMINAL DIVISION; JOHN REILLY, ASSISTANT US ATTORNEY, EASTERN DISTRICT, PENNSYLVANIA Mr. VAIRA. Thank you very much. It is a pleasure to be here. I am proud to have these people with me, Mr. Reilly, and another gentleman, Edward Dennis, who is deserting...

...Villella, and thank you too for your service on NEA's Council of the Arts. Mr. Nyerges. Mr. NYERGES. Thank you very much. It is a pleasure to be here. I am not going to dwell on the controversy that we have all heard far too much about. I think it is regrettable...