mr. friedman? >> you may be referring to the gao report. >> are thought of as cleary and abandoned. >> it was property abandoned. >> granted it was -- >> computers, office equipment, that sort of thing. >> stuff like those valued and why did you just declare it abandoned? it looks like you were trying to make it so it would be expensive to restart after deciding the disregard of the ruling. why did the dod just declare it abandoned? >> abandonment is one of the mechanisms by which property can be disposed. the department was working on an expedited schedule to complete the shutdown within fiscal year ten. i should say there's a complete inventory under way now and will eventually as we go to the end of the closeout process it will be a reconciliation. >> for whatever reason it came back not entirely organized but one of the men had testimony and said there was a rather hasty shut down and that the complete sort of gathering of information that would have been beneficial was not done that like other

mr. friedman, your role as inspector general, what is that role in a nutshell? >> i have four responsibilities. one is to act as an independent set of eyes and ears for the secretary and the congress and two is to bring to justice those attempting to defraud the people of united states and three is to be independent fact finder in high-profile controversial matters and four is to give the american taxpayers a citadel when foreign decisions are made. >> do you believe the social acceptance criteria is a valid theory? >> i don't know how to answer. you asked me whether i thought it was in the statute and i don't believe it is, per se. i would have to say is somewhat questionable from a legal standpoint. i am not a lawyer and will not make a legal judgment. >> as the inspector general, do you believe one of your role is to expect or perhaps a visit with the secretary's office about the social acceptance criteria they are using? >> we also have a responsibility under the ig statute not to overlap or duplicate what gqao has done. it is fair to say that the gao report

mr. gregory friedman, inspector general of the department of energy. >> thank you, mr. chairman.rather than repeating many statistical points that have been provided already, let me abbreviate my already abbreviated statement which contains a synopsis of the work we've done in yucca mountain overtime that were expanded my full statement, which it will be be submitted for the record. getting down to the nub of the matter, our work to date has highlighted a number of issues that continue attention of department management. for example, as has been mentioned in the main mountain has demonstrated a number of financial performance reviews increase the ultimate cost and disposal of waste for yucca mountain. closure of the project could significantly impact the department's future environmental liability currently estimated to be $250 billion. we will further ululate impact of closure as part of the ongoing financial work we do at the department of energy. for there must repository alternatives become available, department name is the number of deadlines which required it settlement agr

the beast" our own david friedman was musical director on that project and you at first didn't want to do it. i'm told and tn when he talked to you and said, just do the song as mrst. >> you need someone to talk you into something. >> well, sometimes we do because we think we're moving out of our comfort range, you know. and i thought, well i'm not that kind of singer. because when, when it was first sung, it was sung sort of -- ♪ tale as old as time ♪ true as it can be and i thought that isn't quite for me. and i said, look, can i sing it the way i would want to sing it as an old lady, she's a teapot, an english teapot. and that's one of the great moments ever. so the movie looks adorable. i'm a little upset because my daughter tried out for it and didn't get upset as the role of the young daughter. but that's okay. i'm okay because you're in. >> what was the role about jim carrey that you liked so much? >> the ability to do so many kinds of things. he's a great improviser, and you believe him. he can play it absolutely straight. or he can be -- >> he can be the fool of all time. but what he does with the penguins in this instance, is extraordinary. >> so these

friedman said well, as job creation. whether you take away the shovels and give them spans? that's just on the economics. i've agreed essentially the point mr. greenspan made. i want to put a more political question to you. i understand of course the politics of trade reform is incredibly difficult and you have to make this case to a skeptical public. i know how that is. but isn't there a problem with the emphasis both on opening markets overseas as a way to create jobs? in other words, export equals jobs. combining those especially with this theme, which are priced quite hard about other countries being -- played in bad faith in this process, but the art doing what they promised. if you establish the u.s. public's mind the equation, exports equals jobs, then you also established the idea that imports equals unemployment. if you do that, you undermine and the long-term sense those of you with the possibility of public support for free trade. >> class, i will tell you i think not. i believe obviously there are doubts and jobs associated with the import of products and that you can make infield -- were interested more in an intellectual acade