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I want to thank Senator Collins and the Committee for their interest and work on this problem of scamming of senior citizens.

America's seniors lose a staggering $2.9 billion a year to an ever-growing array of financial exploitation schemes and scams.

We must not let up on our efforts to educate seniors, their families, and their caregivers about these scams.

The Department of Justice announced the largest coordinated, nationwide sweep of elder fraud cases in our history.

This Committee's ongoing commitment to fighting fraud against older Americans is raising awareness and making a real difference.

That is deeply troubling and particularly in the areas that we are talking about, which can be politically sensitive.

We expect scientific research conducted by the government to be fair, that the scientists to be operating without any fear of retaliation.

I would urge you to think creatively, because we are fielding a lot of capability... and yet, we are not adequately responding to someone who is attacking us.

People are dying because we are not interdicting these ships.

And in the long run, it is certainly in the taxpayers' interests to have those two shipyards.

The committee believes that the Navy should maintain the two proven shipbuilding sources of large surface combatants.

I would commend to both of you--Senator Cotton and I on the Airland Subcommittee had an informal roundtable with a group of Air Force pilots to talk about this issue without a lot of officers and press or anybody.

I would be interested in the overall question of the sustainment costs and why they are so high because, as I say, Ellen Lord said they are unaffordable.

You mean a product can be delivered to us that costs 100 million bucks, and if it fails, it is on us?

That gives new meaning to the old rock song, 'Rust Never Sleeps.' It is unbelievable.

If the Iran agreement were abrogated, we would lose that visibility into the Iran nuclear enterprise, is that not correct?

It will increase migration patterns, conflict, famine, and the like, which is often how wars start.

This is clearly, as your report indicates, a serious issue of national security, is it not?