Earl Pomeroy: “I am pleased to begin the presentation of the amendment in the nature of a substitute by yielding such time as he may…”

I believe you are going to play critical roles in getting us back on track.

I believe that when it is a securitized issue spread around with no remote concept of insurable interest, you raise profound questions about whether or not this tax incentive ought to apply anymore.

The thing that really gets me about all the work we've done is we have another lake rise of 2-3 feet bringing a new host of problems that only get more difficult.

It is really on its face absurd. And I appreciate very much the leadership of this Committee in giving us these kinds of fora to have us sit in the sun and dissect it a little bit.