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We need returnables. We need a returnable law.

Might this not be an area rife for international cooperation? It is in everyone's interest who is in space to deal with this problem, and maybe we could have a joint venture on this cleanup problem?

How serious is that and is there any way to deal with it?

I would appreciate your keeping the subcommittee updated on the progress of competition in this area of launch just so we can be aware of what is available when and what the timetable is.

Given the importance and given that vulnerability, does it not make strategic sense to spread these capabilities over smaller satellites, different satellites, commercial satellites so that we do not have a Pearl Harbor of space where a…

I do not want our current deterrent to be Maginot Line of the 21st century that does not deal with existing threats.

I think that is the key, that intelligence is our first line of defense in this new world.

Everybody around here hates sequestration, but it has a way of rearing its ugly head continuously.

I do think that was one reason you are seeing a slight increase though I know Aroostook County could use far more than just five more of those food packs.

Sequestration does not discriminate between absolutely vital programs, such as several of the ones we have been discussing today, and programs that are duplicative, outlived their usefulness or are ineffective, and just taking a meat-axe…

Do you think that will ultimately translate into a lower poverty rate for women?

That is an excellent point.

There is more to those Meals on Wheels programs than just that hot meal.

I know that you do more with less than anyone I have ever seen in my life, and you are enormously creative.

What do you think is the greatest unmet need of low-income elderly that you serve?

Thank you, Senator Collins, for holding this hearing and for detailing in your own statements how important it is that we realize that elderly poverty is still a problem.

After spending four decades in the workforce, our Nation's seniors should be confident that they will have the resources to meet their needs in retirement.

The importance of this program to low-income retirees cannot be overstated.