Sanford Bishop

The entire industry relies very heavily on these reports as well as a monthly cold storage report, which we understand will continue.

I just want to applaud the Department's decision in that regard.

I think you expressed the sentiments of all of us with regard to the casualties and the situation in Boston.

If we don't give you the tools to do it, we are inhibiting your ability to carry out our directives.

It is clear that FNS was fully aware for a number of years that the State of Georgia didn't have the resources or the expertise to appropriately manage and operate the WIC program.

I think you are pretty familiar, Ms. Fong, with some of the challenges that we are facing in the State of Georgia with our WIC program.

I have been very encouraged to find out that the Food and Nutrition Service has worked very hard to make sure that veterans and their families are informed about potential benefits.

As I understand it the current administration has just recently taken over, and they inherited this problem from the previous administration, and they are working aggressively to try to correct it, but in the mean time, you know, it is the…

Do you have adequate technical assistance training or other target assistance to make sure that the States can rectify any issues or problems that come forward?

So it is really not the President's sequester, it is the responsibility that the--or the mandate that the congress has placed upon the executive branch to implement these cuts, these painful cuts, the cuts that may very well cause some…

The real victims are really our constituents, who, throughout the State, will be negatively impacted by this impasse.

Yes, we stand for that truth, justice and the American way, but it is inconsistent with the way that we are being treated.

I fully agree, and I appreciate that.

I would appreciate that because I think last year, I asked the same question to your predecessor.

I have found that your employees who do the threat assessments and security assessments of our district offices are very, very, very knowledgeable and fastidious in doing it, and have made great recommendations.

I have continued to raise this issue.

Are there any other services that could be provided House-wide that could ultimately result in a lower cost per member office?

Since the incident with Representative Giffords, I feel like we have an obligation to our colleagues to make sure that there is district office security...

My concern is that with the MRAs being cut by nearly a fifth since 2011, it is becoming increasingly difficult for Members to make the necessary security adjustments at our district offices with the increasingly limited resources.

I think you indicated that the longer we delay the projects, the more difficult and the more costly they are going to be to repair.

Wouldn't it be in the public interest to establish a priority so that the weight of the cuts would not necessarily fall equally on that particular segment of the population?

Having to do with your October 26th final rule of exemptions which no longer includes unlocking cell phones.

With the 1,250 new books coming to you every day and Congress not having yet provided funding for the construction of Module 5 at Fort Meade, how are you coping with your storage problem?

My other question has to do with the Library for the Blind, and the vision impaired.

I am satisfied. Thank you.