Mr. Howard, who was singled out for criticism by the oversight office, will offer a similar defense, according to a text of his prepared testimony.

Shultz's carefully prepared testimony stated that he received no information regarding arms transfers to Iran during 1985 and 1986.

Mr. Greenspan referred to the economy only in passing during his prepared testimony.

Witnesses who appear before the Committee often provide prepared testimony, which is available online.

Mr. Greenspan did not address the current state of the economy in his prepared testimony, but answered questions about it from members of both parties.

A draft of his prepared testimony was obtained today by The Associated Press.

He makes no mention in his testimony about the Arizona incident in the prepared testimony.

Video of the full meeting as well as all four prepared testimonies can be found under the Meetings tab on www.fiscalcommission.gov.

A copy of the prepared testimony was obtained from an individual outside the General Accounting Office.

Mr. Tenet made that point on the first of 24 pages of prepared testimony.