Today's hearing is vital to one of our most creative industries--the live music concert business.

There are very few real headliners, but there are a lot of young, up-and-coming people who can really be headliners if we can keep a system going that will give them opportunities.

I appreciate the cooperation that your firms and your representatives have extended to us here on this Subcommittee.

I know that most musicians are having some difficult times.

Now, this is far higher than the rate of inflation.

I take a tremendous interest in that. Naturally, as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the only church against whom an extermination order was issued by a Governor of a State, I naturally have a great deal of…

I think it is a very important bill.

This intelligence failure was spectacular and I cannot imagine anyone taking any responsible position in the IC without understanding it in detail.

Had it come down, what would have been the results? What else needs to be done?

I think we are at war. I think the Law of Armed Conflict applies.

There is no question but that we are at war.

There is no doubt that we are living in an Information Age. Technology has radically changed business and other aspects of American life, and I believe that health IT can greatly streamline the health care sector by saving costs, time…

We are really happy to welcome both you and Senator Kaufman to the Committee.

Not only should they be expanded, but we have as well as the community health centers free clinics.

We must change the healthcare debate from how to pay for treatment to how to prevent disease.

Like yourself and the other members here, I ran on the basis that I was going to provide universal coverage to my constituents.

We have to commit that everybody in this country deserves health coverage and health care, and it's not for some; it's for everybody.

But I am optimistic that we are entering a new age, a time to 'remake America,' as our new president just said.