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i need to look at where failure of government needs reform. you bring it back to congress and we fix it. that's the reason i'm excited about the committee. i was excited when i was in the majority before. i was even excited at times when henry waxman went off real problems. >> "the new york times" recently called you, i'm quoting now, annoyer in chief. referring to annoying the obama administration. is that a badge of honor from your perspective? >> wolf, in the minority it is. if you try to hold the administration accountable from the minority when you have no power, the most i can do is get the press to ask a lot of questions and annoy them. ultimately i have no authority. in the majority, yes, i want government to do what it's supposed to do and nothing more. i want it to do on time what they're supposed to. fema was a failure recognized by katrina and rita. no question at all. are you saying it's a success today after the gulf situation? probably not. >> you're measuring the curtains already in that new office you might be getting? >> no, because ed towns and i