But lawmakers insisted that they should be able to question him at will.
The lawmakers insist that more children will benefit from the legislation.
Yet lawmakers and others who opposed the new law insist that no changes are likely in the coming months - or even years.
Administration officials and Republican lawmakers insist that the deficits are still small in relation to the size of the total economy.
Indeed, lawmakers insisted that it was time for Wall Street to change its ways.
As part of a 12-hour debate, lawmakers insisted that their budget was in balance.
Republican lawmakers insist that the bill was their brainchild.
Republican lawmakers and some Democrats have insisted on there being no new taxes in 2009.
The lawmakers insisted that more children would benefit from the legislation.
Still, some lawmakers insist that the industry is corrupt.