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We are learning how being prepared today can make the difference between safety and danger, and in many cases literally the difference between life and death.

It was evident to me in rereading it that we have learned many of the lessons of Katrina, but we still have a long ways to go.

It's really unacceptable, in this day and age, with the technology that we have, to have something like this happen.

But, if we're doing--if we're executing on every ounce of capacity, and it's not adequate, sounds to me like we need more capacity.

Do we need to be talking about increasing the capacity of the maintenance yards to cut down on that time off the ocean, if you will?

The second question is, Don't we have sailors on the bridge with binoculars anymore?

I mean, can you give me an answer, specifically? Aren't there radar systems on these ships that would detect anything within the range?

I support giving States more flexibility in plan design, but I think you quickly get into a thorny issue...

Do you think that it would be helpful if the Federal Government were to provide some initial seed money to help States establish reinsurance funds or reinsurance pools in the short term?

Is it not very difficult to produce savings from innovation in the very first year that you try a new approach?

I am not suggesting that the Federal Government should dictate how it is set up.

Given the savings that reinsurance can provide on the premium side, do you think that it would make sense for the Federal Government for a brief period of time, say a couple of years, to provide some seed money to help States set up…

I think that is a great motto for the bill that we are crafting.

I would hope that as you work through these issues if you see areas where those statutes, which as you point out are decades old, could stand some upgrading or improvement or modernization, you will let this Committee know so that we can…

It should bring premiums down remarkably.

One of the keys to driving down rates in the individual market is to broaden the market and to get as many people as we can enrolled.

I think if you look at the experience of those two States alone, it shows the benefit of reinsurance pools.

I think it's unfair and unwise. Think for a moment of what Senator McConnell did. He persuaded 96 percent of the Republicans in the Senate to vote for a bill that had the support of only 17 percent of the American people.