Bob Casey

We've learned over a number of years--both families and advocates have taught us that students with disabilities have a lot of ability.

We've made a lot of progress in terms of over a number of years scores going up for students with disabilities, graduation rates getting better.

The 1 percent cap on alternative assessment, which is a technical issue, but I think it's easy for most folks to understand what we're trying to do.

Well, that is a good lesson for all of us.

When in doubt, report----

Thank you for your testimony.

It is understandable that people would feel embarrassed, but we want to keep encouraging them to try to set that aside and report so they can track these people down.

You have got one full-time detective that does nothing but this.

I just wish you had not been a victim, as well, but I think your testimony will help others maybe do the right thing.

I guess part of the challenge here---there are a couple, I guess, if we had to outline them.

We owe them a debt of gratitude that can be repaid in a lot of ways, but one of the best ways to make sure that we are repaying that debt is to do everything we can to protect them from these kinds of crimes.

Well, Mary, thank you very much for your testimony.

In terms--you mentioned the word education, which is such a big part of this battle.

The more we can educate folks across the lifespan in terms of how to utilize technology for the good as opposed to for the bad, the better served we will be.

As a member of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, I have explored several types of these scams.

We know that a State like ours is at the center of this growing problem that we see all across the country.

Well, Sarah, thank you for your testimony. We are grateful you are with us and giving us this information about your own experience.

I guess a big part of it is just to keep encouraging reporting, right?

Well, Sarah, thanks very much for your testimony and thanks for bringing your own personal story to this.

The monetary loss to elder fraud and abuse is roughly $2.9 billion each year, and it is growing.

We were delighted when Senator Casey approached us about holding a hearing on the topic, 'Senior Scams: What Are They and How Can People Avoid Them.'

It is an outrage, no matter whose family, no matter what the circumstances, that individuals would prey upon seniors.

I was deeply saddened to learn about their situation.

You also stated the Daraprim acquisition gave you an important foothold in the treatment of toxoplasmosis.

Could the company not have gained a, quote, 'foothold,' without raising the price almost, by one estimate, 5,000 percent?