Instead of saying boroughs, you should have said parishes. I would have understood that completely. Let us talk English here.

If that building burnt down today, if the NCC failed, what are the chances of you recovering the information that would be destroyed?

So we don't have anybody that is not pulling their weight right now?

What you are saying is we would have a failure. Would people fail to get their checks?

the problem isn't the rig activity, it is the absence or presence of policing.

But I think what we have learned is, from the testimony, that there is more damage from tankers than there is from offshore drilling.

We can't prove a negative. We can't prove that there is going to be no 30-year effect of having a spill someplace, correct?

if you look at the NOAA reports, the Flower Garden Coral Reefs in the Mississippi/Texas area are actually fairly healthy.

It almost seems like there is a prejudice against this process that is not based upon science.

Then I will say that, because there is also a presumption that offshore oil and gas exploration hurts coral reefs.

Now, I may interrupt, because I gathered that. And you are not from Louisiana, and I think we have the most productive fisheries in the lower 48.

We have not asked very much, so under the Federal Rules of Evidence, what has happened is the way Rule 702 is written and has been applied, experience counts.

I do not think we have to look very far to see there is a difference in health outcomes as you indicate based on what kind of insurance you have.

I think this Committee will be doing a disservice to our constituents if we did not just talk about getting people insurance without discussing what type of insurance we are going to be offering.

This policy would have a devastating effect on these facilities that employ, invest in, and serve their communities when we need them the most.

I think we have to protect both of those programs.

I strongly believe these facilities play an integral role in our health system by providing high-quality, efficient care.

We applaud the President's commitment to securing the future of those two programs.