michael herd, congressman dennis moore and mr. seth rogan. while they dome the table i'll go ahead and introduce them. first, dr. michael herd, a senior principal researcher at the rand corporation. where he directs the rand center for the study of ageing. also a professor at the party rand graduate school in santa monica, california. his research focuses on economics of retirement, social security and social welfare systems and other topics related to the ageing. congressman moore who has served in the house of representatives for 12 years. first elected in 1998 congressman moore served on the budget and financial services committees. in 2010 he announced he would not seek re-election. prior to his time in office congressman moore served in the u.s. army, u.s. army reserve, was an assistant attorney general for the state of kansas, johnson county district attorney as well as private practice lawyer. in february of 2012 he and his wife announced that congressman moore had been diagnosed with alzheimer's disease. mr. seth rogan a stand up come

finally, former congressman dennis moore of kansas is here today as a long-time colleague and friendf his, i was saddened to learn of his alzheimer's diagnosis so soon after his retirement from the house of representatives. it's no surprise to anyone who knows him, though, that his first instinct was to educate others and continue serving the public through advocacy and education. so i look forward to hearing from each of our distinguished experts, and before we turn to the first panel, i'll yield to senator moran. >> mr. chairman, thank you very much. i'll make my remarks relatively brief because i would not want to detain or delay the testimony of our distinguished experts. but i very much appreciate what you just said and your willingness to conduct this hearing on alzheimer's disease. in my view, this could be the defining disease of our generation. i'm pleased, as you indicated, to have dennis moore testify on his experience of living with alzheimer's. i appreciate dennis as a friend, and i also appreciate his desire to take his own difficult challenges and focus them in helping

michael herd, congressman dennis moore and mr. seth rogan. while they dome the table i'll go ahead and introduce them. first, dr. michael herd, a senior principal researcher at the rand corporation. where he directs the rand center for the study of ageing. also a professor at the party rand graduate school in santa monica, california. his research focuses on economics of retirement, social security and social welfare systems and other topics related to the ageing. congressman moore who has served in the house of representatives for 12 years. first elected in 1998 congressman moore served on the budget and financial services committees. in 2010 he announced he would not seek re-election. prior to his time in office congressman moore served in the u.s. army, u.s. army reserve, was an assistant attorney general for the state of kansas, johnson county district attorney as well as private practice lawyer. in february of 2012 he and his wife announced that congressman moore had been diagnosed with alzheimer's disease. mr. seth rogan a stand up come