Jerry Moran

We want to make certain that that program is utilized in a beneficial way to rural America.

Let me ask a couple of Kansas-oriented questions, one related to the fact that we manufacture lots of airplanes.

The senate bill that best represents the scope of the Plan for Prosperity is the CLEAR Act, S.812, sponsored by Senators Jerry Moran and John Tester.

I appreciate you indicating that because I think the initial response by many Americans when the idea of a military was going in to battle Ebola was that is not what we train military men and women for.

I would use this opportunity to thank Kansas Guard members who were called to duty in the fight against Ebola in Africa.

The FAA's proposed rules, there is no requirement for an UAS operator flight training, nor is there any requirement for any airworthiness certification of the equipment.

My question, Mr. Secretary, is there something else that will then arise, once this issue is fixed, that then causes the implementation of this bill to be burdensome?

The conferees do not intend the 40-mile eligibility criteria included in this section to preclude veterans who reside closer than 40 miles from a VA facility from accessing care through non-VA providers, particularly if the VA facility the…

My point is, there is a long series of issues that create a circumstance in which a veteran may just shrug their shoulders, throw up their hands, become angry, be done and fed up with the program.

Thank you very much. Gentlemen, thank you very much for your testimony. Thank you for your service to our country.

We focused really on these two. You have mentioned the number of times veterans call, they get the card, or a veteran who did not get a card wants to know how to get the card.

I want to rehash the authority of the Department, and I do this not for having an argument about whether you have the authority to fix the 40-mile arena or not, but to set the stage for you to assure me that there is no intention toward…

You ought to be able to reach the conclusion that you can use the Choice Act.

Do the policies provide limitations on coverage, an amount not to exceed something?

Is the market mature enough that there has been litigation related to the coverage issue?

Do agents know--does the agent in my home town know when the businessman or woman came to him or her--would they be knowledgeable about this topic?

I do not know your business, but would you be subjected to litigation by those damaged by the cybersecurity, your customers or clients?

Should it be a public policy goal of having ISACs in a wide array of arenas, industries, businesses?

On a national database, on that concept, there are some who have general concerns about the Federal Government running that database.

You have heard Ms. Sage's testimony plus her response to me. My question to the rest of the panel, are the policies any more standardized now than when Ms. Sage described what she went through with different companies?

It is very difficult, and not just the cost of the policy, but legal assistance to help us understand the policy.

Thank you very much. Mr. Menapace?

Senator Gillibrand and I have discussed legislation that would create a tax credit for the participation in an organization like that.

We need to address the unique challenges faced by Native American housing.

So it is your understanding that what the goal is is dietary and nutritional guidelines, nothing more or broader.