dust is the best political defense you have--make people confused.

Let me ask Dr. Schwab or Dr. Tallent, what do you intend to cut because of these changes in Medicare that will make people get out of your program or leave?

You have done a good job for your people in California and for the committee.

I want to hear about Japan Post.

I would like to hear your feeling about the negotiation, what it does to the whole WTO to have one set willing to negotiate and another set sitting out sort of waiting for I don't know what, Godot I suppose.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Before I read my statement I would like to acknowledge Viji's leaving.

So we got to make sure we get this to them so they can trace these fraudulent operators who are operating these places down in Florida and Texas, where they are just rolling in dough with people who aren't receiving benefits.

Do you think it is possible in this electronic world we have today to give people 100 percent certainty that they are not going to lose their identity through this method?

So you think that the chairman is thinking about the providers when they are talking about changing this number?

Do you know that there is an election some--are you aware of that?

Do you think those are unreasonable questions?

I would like to see the standard. If you would send us the standard you use for determining social welfare.