Roger Wicker

It's difficult to understand when--and one of my problems with the guidelines, as written, is it's not necessarily clear when they are going to perceive that we are being typical and when they are going to perceive that we're not being…

Well, thank you very much for very thought-provoking testimony.

The Federal Trade Commission has protected American consumers for almost a century.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You've been most generous.

Are you going to be giving scientific evaluations of testing methodology if we go down this road?

If an advertisement is deceptive or misleading, the Commission has broad authority to stop these activities.

What if we just let people in Arkansas, for example, purchase insurance across State lines?

I think it is possible for Congress to carefully structure the rules so that you can avoid the kind of adverse selection.

Of all the complex issues the United States will deal with in this Congress, none will be more important than healthcare reform.

If we get it right, we could devise a program that makes healthcare more accessible and affordable; provides health coverage to millions of Americans who are currently without health insurance.

I'd like for you to discuss the idea of a public plan a little more.

We can fix our broken healthcare system by making it more accessible and affordable for Americans, and we can do so without jeopardizing quality, individual choice, and personalized care.

I think every member of the House and Senate wants that.

Even in regard to transparency and in this specific issue of large contingency fees to campaign contributors? You would rather the Congress be hands-off there and allow each state to make those decisions?

I do believe they do that.

Eventually the people who fall for scams like the Federal grant scams, the 'get rich quick' schemes... don't realize they've been taken advantage of until it's too late.

Ms. Greenberg, you might want to be next on this.

Scammers are using the economic downturn to prey upon those who have been most affected.

Mr. Vladeck, was the FTC involved with the Postal Service in that specific incident?

The Federal Trade Commission is actively working to catch these criminals.

Admiral Olson, do you foresee any reforms necessary to creating this capacity?

Admiral Olson, do you believe the current development and acquisition capacity of SOCOM is adequate to produce large, exceptionally complex platforms, such as a miniature submarine?

Admiral Olson, ASDS has been plagued by significant delays and cost overruns since its inception over 15 years ago.

Please describe why you view these proposals, specifically the request to 'coordinate on Military DOD and Service personnel management policy and plans' as necessary to the readiness of SOCOM forces.

It is vital the drafting of this document is informed by the candid contributions of its stakeholders.