Thank you very much.

I actually think that would be a mistake if we look at the successes of NATO.

I think it does raise, because it has not been adequately addressed by the administration, the important issue of how in the long term we will maintain interoperability between United States and European forces.

If the Chicago summit is to have one overarching purpose, it should be to provide a credible reaffirmation of the transatlantic bargain.

I would just like to point out we will be submitting that for the record.

It's harder when you're dealing with an investor owned utility and consumers have no choices for where they're going to get their power.

I would like to echo Senator Blumenthal in thanking both you and Ranking Member Murkowski for convening the hearing today.

This has become a much more frequent occurrence and one in which, I think, we really need to look at how we can better prepare to respond to this.

How should Public Utility Commissions look at that issue when it comes to reliability?

Some estimates show a strong investment in the grid--in smart grid and distributed generation, in back up generation and things--that would help us basically diversify and build redundancy.

my concern and I know it's shared by Senator Blumenthal and by everybody on this committee, is that we look at ways in which we can encourage whether it's through better standards or through incentivizing innovation for new developments in…

I think it's very important in the area of cyber security.

How do we get other companies to do the kinds of proactive improvements that your company has taken on?

Is there a way to have the information reflect other potential issues with if it's transmission?

should it?

Talking about the concern for data collection and the need for standardized data collection are you comfortable that that standardized system of data collection is currently in place now?

What I should have said is who should enforce those standards?

Certainly I understand that these are only a period of about 10 years. But just looking at the data reflected in these charts it certainly looks like the number of weather related disturbances has increased pretty dramatically as have the…