And I thank each of you for your testimony.
But those that have options of mining abroad, do you see us losing more and more jobs to quarries, if there are the natural resources in tho...
So, Mr. Stoll, you mentioned about a fine of $140,000-some-odd. You are a larger corporation, so you can afford that, right? Oh, you can't.
So it is not knowing at what point you are going to get fined for what.
I personally have visited, and I am not going to mention any names in terms of what mines I have been in, but I haven't found complacency.
But it is not just the three people because we had--I mean, the majority of the people here stood up and said the same thing.
You've got to prepare. You cannot rule consistently forever. It's impossible, and that's an issue that they understand.
Ethiopia, as we've mentioned, is a de facto one-party country and you've noted in your--that the ruling party, you know, controls every aspe...
One party... dominates Ethiopia's political system. The media is often harassed. Basic freedoms are still restricted.
the importance of an ongoing relationship with Ethiopia cannot be overstated.
And you do realize that unless sequestration is reversed or repealed, this is a 10-year proposition? It is not a 1-year deal.
I think Medicare is the 800-pound gorilla in the room.
I am shocked at what Senator Nelson has uncovered, that providers would do exactly what we designed and take advantage of it.
I think what I have heard from all of you is that our health care system needs to be redesigned.
I think it is a cheap shot to come in here and say that has contributed to the health care model that we have today.
I wish I could say that I was optimistic, that we're going to see real change, but from what I've seen so far this is not going to be the ca...
the one that doesn't have checks and balances right now is the CFPB.
such a politically imbalanced organization as the CFPB truly is at risk of acting with similar political biases as the IRS.
