for testimony, e secretary of teasury want to go up and testified before the congress of the united statbecause he is invited to do so we ca open hi mouth without getting approval from the statement from the office of management andbudget. the statute specifically prohibits anyone from having prior review or approval of any testimony or statement by the direct of the office of financial esearch, so you have here an office tt will collect data that you have never seen before, conduct research you have never seen before, who has a standi that is independent. he is able to et his budget or shis able to set her budget, raise the budgetary funds from assessme on the large reporting firms and then report eir best assessment of whether they are looking backwards, sussing previous problems and providing the best judgment on why or forecasting going forward what problems are emerging a what ris needed to be responded to. the way we describe e fi of final resourcin the tradition of a biblical profit, speaking truth to power and everytng about the office is structured to reinforce the speaking ofsolute tr