jackie speer. >> mr. chairman, i thank you and the ranking member and i think the inspector general for the care. this is an absolute disgrace. this is stealing money from the american people. it reminds me of a perfect burglary and is a made for tv movie almost. having said that, i am the equally concerned about a number of things. one is trying to take someone's retirement effectively away as has been suggested by the chairman had been discussed by the ranking member, it is something that i would endorse. but i would recommend that what we need to do here is to introduce a private bill to take away the pensions of mr. beale because this bill that we are contemplating is only going to be perspective in nature and i think that this man has to be rocked real justice and i'm concerned about him being in debt to the american people, having ripped them off, do we even know he has assets of equal this? we know that? >> yes, ma'am, he has significant assets, in fact he has already paid back the clerk of the cou