Following the remarks of the Senator from Rhode Island, we will go into a quorum call. I ask unanimous consent that immediately following the statement of my friend, the Senator from Rhode Island, a quorum call will be initiated, and then…

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Can you tell the subcommittee what the cost savings are associated with the proposed reduction of two National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction/Civil Support Teams (WMD-CSTs)?

I can't thank you enough for what you've done to make us who we are today and we're very proud to serve the Nation.

Mr. Chairman, thank you very much for convening the hearing.

I'm looking forward to going down to the Mississippi gulf coast for the christening of the USS Mississippi, the newest submarine that will be joining the fleet.

Mr. President, I would like to speak as in morning business for 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. National Flood Insurance Program

I think the key is that as we go forward and we look at the number of required MPA days, that would allow the Air Guard and the Reserve to continue functioning, that we take a 'no kidding' look at what are the requirements.

Mr. President, today I rise to discuss the National Flood Insurance Program, which is a program we are now trying to reauthorize in the Senate. Senators Johnson and Shelby have shepherded this bill through the Banking Committee. I have a…

Mr. President, I would ask to have 5 more minutes to wrap up. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, what this says in the committee report is that the 500-year flood notation should be sent out to everyone so everyone knows this property is in a 500-year floodplain. The problem is folks are not going to be able to get…

Personally, serving in the Navy, I'm a little biased about the importance of the U.S. Navy.

Mr. Chairman, thank you.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the majority leader be recognized at 4 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, on April 19, 2012, I introduced S. 2325, the Iron Dome Support Act, along with my colleagues Senators Boxer and Kirk. This bipartisan bill authorizes further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense…

I know my time is gone, but I would just ask rhetorically of the committee: is his success in Illinois a result of the new health care law, his PPO, or both?

That is true. And also bundle payments so that you are looking for the outcome. Instead of paying every little thing that happens, you get cheaper and you get better outcomes.

Well, with a star-studded panel like this, it is a good opportunity to try to point out, as we ease in to the new health care bill, some of the misunderstandings and confusion about the bill that this panel can help us understand.