mr. burgess had referred to. one of them is a letter dated september 20, 2011, from the southwest power pool. the other one is a document title 42 hiring practices at the u.s. e.p.a. that was apparently produced as a result of a fire request. so we won't object to those documents. there's a letter from the louisiana department of agriculture and forestry dated august 11, 2001, that we did not object to. and there's a -- looks like a page from the d.o.e. website about mercury admission control r.n.d. we don't obbling to that. and we have what appears to be three portions of e.p.a. d. we've got a cover sheet on each one and then we've got portions of the documents. i must say that i was tempted to object to these on the basis that they're just incomplete. they're just portions of it, but as long as it's with the caveat that we all understand that they're just select portions of these documents, i won't object to those. and then finally, we have a little packet that was given to me and they're kind of different thin

mr. burgess had just referred to. one of them is a letter dated september 20th, 2011, from the southwest power pool. the other one is a document, title 42, hiring practices at the u.s. epa that was, apparently, produced as the result of a foia request. so we won't object to those documents. there's a letter from the louisiana department of agriculture and forestry dated august 11th, 2001, that mr. scalise had requested, and we don't object to that. um, there's a looks like a page from the doe web site about mercury emission control, r&d, we don't object to that. then we have what appear to be three portions of epa documents. we've got a cover sheet on each one, and then we've got portions of the documents. i must say that, um, i was tempted to object to these on the basis that they're just incomplete, they're just portions of it, but as long as it's with the caveat that we all understand that they're just select portions of these documents, i won't object to those. and then finally, we have a little packet that was gi

mr. burgess: to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. burgess: the easiest money to save is money you haven't yet spent. that seems like common sense. you know, we can reduce the deficit by eliminating spending that is to begin in the future. spending americans simply can't afford. this select committee could achieve their target of reducing the nation's deficit and most surprisingly almost every dollar would come from benefits that do not yet exist. new mandates give the federal government far too much control and taxpayers far too much responsibility for financing health care in this country. given our deteriorating debt, we simply can't afford this new spending. the select committee will look to strengthen existing entitlement programs, medicare, medicaid and social security, but also these existing entitlements are on the table. so why shouldn't new entitlements, created by the affordable care act, be as well? we have this choice moving forward. we can make the select committee negotiat

mr. chairman and subcommittee chairman and ranking member degette and ranking member waxman, i strongly support you all working together. i yield back. >> i thank the gentleman. i yield the balance of the time to dr. burgess. >> thank you, mr. chairman. ranking member degette referenced the fact that going back to the bush administration, this discussion was going on in the department of energy. i do want to take a moment to point out that the credit committee at the department of energy, january 12, 2009, the last days of the bush administration, the day after their meeting, it was a unanimous decision not to endwage in further discussions -- engage in further discussions with solyndra at this time. we all know the bill was about projects. it appeared that the shovel that this project was ready for was to bury it somewhere. yet it was resurrected. i believe in redemption. i believe in the afterlife, but i don't believe this was the wisest and best use. i do want to convey the message to the members of the administration that when this committee calls, you respond. when we ask for documents, you produce them of the when we schedule a hearing, you show up. we are a co-equal branch of government. we have a

burgess the gentleman from texas for one minute. >> thank you mr. chairman. again i thank the gentlemen for being here. a question for both of you mr. harrison mr. stover in today's "new york times" article about this problem administration officials like -- someone may curse question whether the firm's executives cover-up their precarious financial condition. an aide to a top white house official valerie jarrett was met with three times to push for laws. would you be willing to provide to this committee communications between yourselves or your senior executives with members of the west wing of the white house specifically ms. gerrit, carol browner and rahm emanuel or their staffs? >> on the vice of my counsel i invoke the privilege afforded to me by the fifth amendment of the united states constitution and i respectfully decline to answer any questions. >> mr. stover same question. >> on the vice of my counsel i invoke and respectfully decline to answer any questions. >> the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlelady from tennessee is recognized for one m

mr. michael hughes, australian defense liaison, who is presenting a gift on behalf of major paul simon, director of australian defense intelligence organization, to please join the director. the dio congratulates lieutenant general burgess and the men and women of the defense intelligence agency and the 50th anniversary, by presenting australian, aboriginal musical instrument, the didgeridoo. it is a lasting reminder of the dia and its counterparts, including the australian defence intelligence the order organiza. [applause] we would like to invite the canadian defense intelligence at shea and commander -- attache and commander to please come forward. in recognition of a longstanding relationship between dia and cdi, the rear admiral is presenting a western cedar paddle, traditionally used in ceremonies of the indigenous people of the northwest. in the early days of our continent, especially in canada, waterways were the only route to conquer the land and canoes were the only viable method of transportation. teh crew -- the crew had to paddle to go in the right direction. this battle is a symbol of the momentum the community has maintained with dia as a strong partner and leader, helping to steer our common efforts. [ap