The rate of meth use among American Indians is the highest of any ethnic group in our country.

I just think it is something that we need to have that communications network, we need to have the ability to continue to manage an emergency response network in the event of a catastrophic power outage, and, so prevention, hugely…

You should also worry about low-tech. my guys would tell you that a .22 in the right place could do almost as much damage as anything we are talking about today.

You might be a little concerned about delivery if the power goes out and you cannot pump the gas.

I think this is a great opportunity for us to have this conversation, to think about preparation.

You are the cop on the beat and you are absent.

If it is just legal advice, then why privilege it? The taxpayers paid for it. Let us see it.

We just do not have a comfort level both legally and in terms of due process with the direction you are taking.

Is this legal what you are doing? And are we buying, like the Chairman said, a lawsuit?

Obviously, we hope that this oversight Committee hearing has at least raised some flags within the Social Security Administration.

I guess what I am saying is we would prefer that you hit the pause button on this idea so that we can better understand the oversight, better understand where you are at, and have further conversations about this.

I think we are buying ourselves--I think our concern here is, No. 1, to understand your decisionmaking, and I applaud you.