How many veterans' names have been turned over to NICS? How many are currently on that list?

Are there any veterans that are determined incapable to handle their own personal finances whose name is not put on the NICS list?

But you would agree, Mr. Hipolit, that a determination that they cannot handle their finances has a wide definition to it?

What are the qualifications of the VA employees who make the decisions about whether veterans and their families should be stripped of their Second Amendment?

There are many veterans, spouses, and family members who are deprived of their Second Amendment rights to own firearms based upon an arbitrary decision by somebody at VA.

you have determined that a veteran cannot handle their own personal finances

If individuals seek relief from the NICS reporting requirements, does the VA assist them in coming up with the evidence needed to show whether they are dangerous?

I am actually shocked that the Veterans' Affairs Committee is not outraged at the way this is being implemented.

Mr. President, I wish to start off by thanking the chair and the ranking member for the great work they have accomplished with what has always been a very delicate piece of legislation. Their staffs have been tireless on both sides, trying…

Mr. President, I thank Senator Paul for relinquishing the microphone, and just for the purposes of Members who are planning, I think we will be about another hour. We will know shortly, and I will put that word out, if in fact that is…

I thank the Senator from Iowa. So I just gave us a recipe for solving our economic crisis in America. Some might say it will not work. I don't know. I think it will. I can say this. What we are doing is not working. We are not putting…

Richard Burr and Kay Hagan have joined in bi-partisan support of federal legislation that would restore balance to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area.

I expressed my strong concerns about the egregious behavior of some of these institutions then.

We are really democratizing access to capital in a way that didn't exist before.

Stricter or more costly?

So, under section 304, that undermines a portal's ability to truly act as an intermediary between the issuers and investors.

I certainly appreciate it. I have a few final clean-up questions if the panel doesn't mind.

Today's hearing serves as an opportunity for Congress to hear from knowledgeable folks that either participate in the arena of crowdfunding as it now exists.