Today's hearing is not about the military use of drones, but the commercial, recreational, and public utilization of a new technology that represents much promise.

I would like to call on Senator Schatz.

I want to acknowledge the tragedy in Europe this morning. My thoughts go out to the friends and families of those who were affected.

Can I also follow up on the issue of as I understand the proposed rule, it prohibits UAS operation above people.

I want to thank all of our panelists.

How much of the Commission's enforcement actions do you think are seen just as the cost of doing business?

I think one of the greatest national disgraces we have in this country right now is that we have such a high number of homeless and jobless veterans.

Consumers I believe deserve to know what is in their food, but it is also necessary that FDA implement regulations to ensure that the labeling of GMO products is fair and standardized and transparent.

I opposed Dodd-Frank for that very reason because I didn't think we were adequately enforcing the rules and regulations we had in place at the time.

This is often an emotional argument, and it is my hope that moving forward we can have it be more of a fact-based open discussion on all sides.

I really appreciate your comment that we may be too focused on the past financial crisis and not enough on the future, which you identify as a crisis in market liquidity.

I certainly agree that consumers have a right to know what they are eating, and I also believe that we need to be clear and take a science-based approach when we are discussing GMOs.

The pope is a top dignitary?

But I am also concerned about what it says about the culture of the organization that when this kind of incident occurs, someone feels like they should talk to a newspaper or Members of Congress before they talk to someone within the…

Thank you.

I know that is a concern. Rightfully so.

When you talk about flexibility, I assume you are talking about increased pay for those particular officers?

How does the actual exchange of information happen?