adelstein, what to the rural utilities service is do and what is their role? >> there were founded in 1935 -- >> there were founded in 1935 --

but administrators adelstein -- >> administrator adelstein, why is there this limit? >> it is not a limit, but a guideline. we need these funds to get to as many americans as we can, and benefit the as widely as we can -- benefit them as widely as we can. there is a process for applicants to claim that they have special needs. there may be a native american population with very low incomes or high unemployment. they can explain why they need a larger amount of funding than the $10,000 per household. >> who is the person that it decides that can be changed from $10,000? >> we have a waiver. i would provide a waiver if there is justification. we would look at how it would impact rural economic development and the community. bamut in the first round, were there any waivers? -- >> in the first round, were there any waivers? >> we put that in for the second round. in the first round, it was not an issue. in the second round, we wanted to make sure we got the funds to as many of these communities as possible. >> what is your estimate when it comes to borrow house of -- rura

. >> tonight, jonathan adelstein on "the communicators" on c-span 2. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us is earl morse, the president and co-founder of what is known as the honor flight network, dedicated to bringing a world war ii veterans from their home towns to the nation's capital to see the memorial out on the mall. what inspired you to create your organization? guest: at the time i was on a panel and 300 of the people there were world war ii veterans. they are part of a different breed. i have personally found them to be the most humble, appreciative, stoic and patriotic people i had ever met. in 2004 when the memorial was dedicated i gave them congratulations. they said they were glad that they had won, they wished their friends could have seen it as well. they were my patience and i was seeing them six months later, nine months later, none of them had been to their memorial. being a private pilot i am one of the largest airlines in the country, in ohio, we started in on this idea of flying about personally. the first flight was in may, it was the 21st. 2005. ho