I am pleased not only to be here today, but also to be a cosponsor of Senator Dodd's FAIR Overdraft Coverage Act.

Are all of you or any of you satisfied with the existing legal structure within which you are presently operating?

Being eager to work with us and having a proposal are two different things.

I think most people had a suspicion as they saw during the first decade of this century that no real increases in income, yet financial executives were enjoying huge, huge paydays.

We are looking, and unlike some, we have a long history of both the health care needs of these veterans.

I am deeply worried that Rhode Islanders, especially those at high risk of contracting H1N1 influenza, will not have access to adequate protection.

Senator Reed

the political support for doing more about homeless veterans, those things combine to give us an opportunity

This is a real and growing problem. And we have to commit ourselves to an all-out effort to help these young men and women and not-so-young men and women.

I particularly want to recognize Senator Akaka, who has been a leader in veterans affairs.

We want to make sure this is an appropriate veteran who will come in, and as the law requires, we will participate in ongoing health care services.

We have run across an increasing number of veterans who are having a difficult time right now that perhaps some short-term assistance would keep them from ever becoming homeless.

What needs to happen is the VA needs to take leadership at the local level.

The kind of prevention and Rapid Re-Housing initiatives that are in Senator Reed's bill, the Zero Tolerance bill, would take that a step further.

It is going to take leadership at the national level, and, of course, the Secretary has put down a hugely important marker for that.

I wonder, would you be considering sort of--or how do you deal with this other trade?

I am just delighted and honored to be able to introduce Marisa Lago.

So much of the technology transfer there is off-the-shelf in commercial or not the traditional military platform.