mr. moran. the chair: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. moran: madam speaker, this budget proposal is a stunningly radical document because at its core is a massive redistribution of income. from the incomely disadvantaged to the wealthiest members of our society. in order to fund historic, unnecessary and unsustainable tax cuts for the rich, this republican budget would require us to nearly eliminate our ability as a government to invest in our physical and human infrastructure. in other words, it shows no faith in our nation's future. puts our future in the hands of those who can afford to live in gated communities and invest in foreign economies. in fact, more than 2/3 of the nondefense cuts and this republican plan come from programs that directly benefit low-income americans. the pathway -- is where in my children's lifetime most of the federal government, with the exception of defense, social security and health care, would no longer have the money to

mr. moran: mr. president, i thank the senator from south dakota and pleased we're here on a topic of significance for the country. we've heard about the necessity of creating jobs, creating an opportunity for americans to succeed. i guess that's the primary motivation for why many of us serve in the united states senate, is so that every generation, those who follow us but those even today, have the opportunity to pursue the american dream. i think our goal here is not to create a circumstance in which there is no one -- in which no one fails, but the goal here is to create a circumstance in which many succeed. and so, while it's been very disappointing that the senate has failed for so long to get to the important topic that we should be addressing -- job creation -- we are finally here today. and i commend the leaders of both parties for reaching an agreement that allows us to begin the discussion and ultimately, hopefully, hopefully we pass the jobs bill in the form just like the house passed a f

mr. moran i appreciate the opportunity to join my colleagues on the senate floor today, especially the senator from wyoming, a doctor, who is such an expert on the topic of really not just the moment, not just the day, but the topic of what our country faces. i would tell you that i do spend a lot of time in hospitals across our state talking to health care providers, talk to go patients, to doctors, to administrators, trustees. in fact, there's 128 hospitals in our state. i have visited all of them. and there is just genuine concern about the future of the ability for health care to be delivered in communities across our state. and you add to that the physician and other health care provider community, this health care reform act is creating significant challenges. my interest in public service started a long time ago with the belief that we live our lives in rural america, in my state of kansas, in a pretty special way. when i came to congress, it became clear to me that if our communities we

mr. moran: i appreciate the opportunity to join my colleagues on the senate floor today, especially the senator from wyoming, a doctor, who is such an expert on the topic of really not just the moment, not just the day, but the topic of what our country faces. i would tell you that i do spend a lot of time in hospitals across our state talking to health care providers, talk to go patients, to doctors, to administrators, trustees. in fact, there's 128 hospitals in our state. i have visited all of them. and there is just genuine concern about the future of the ability for health care to be delivered in communities across our state. and you add to that the physician and other health care provider community, this health care reform act is creating significant challenges. my interest in public service started a long time ago with the belief that we live our lives in rural america, in my state of kansas, in a pretty special way. when i came to congress, it became clear to me that if our communities w

senator moran? >> mr. chairman, thank you. adam secretary, this is my you since the announcement of the want to talk about a topic unrelated at least to cyber rel to security and the chairman just spoke about clear and present ernd i have had a conversation about over a long period of time is related to our food and animal sa security in this country and as you can imagine, can expect the ap o congressional delegation have in regard to include dollars related to agro and bioscience security facility to replace the aging plum island. you and you have had a number of conversations and i will live within my six minutes today to talk about this nongermane topic and we'll have a ll be togethere homeland supd i in just a few days. but i would n this opportunity to pass without, again, delivering the message to folks at homeland security who have throughout this process been our allies. and we consider that we have been your allies in an effort to animalt a facility designed to safety is protected. you and i had a conversation in mar

mr. moran: slst no question but gas prices are too high.arts to decline, the price of oil won't go down proportionately because it'll be seized by the oil companies as an opportunity to further pad their profits. that's when we need toimplement a substantially but gradually funded federal gas tax. that's what we need to fund our nation's infrastructure that has deteriorated for the last 20 years while that gas tax has not been increased. that's what we need to do, mr. chairman, because the fact is the big oil companies have been taking us for a ride on a pothole filled highway. it's time to get into an energy efficient vehicle on the road oeconomic prosperity and energy independence. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to thank my congressmen colleague ted poe for giving me a shouto

mr. moran: madam speaker, today in sudan, tens of thousands of men, women and children are huddled in caves in the mountains in the blue nile state where they're hiding from aerial bombardment and rocket attacks unleashed by the sudanese government in khartoum. they have nothing to eat because they've not been able to plant crops this year. and although the world stands ready to provide life-saving assistance, that same government in khartoum refuses to allow them access to it. when the rainy season descends on sudan in the coming weeks, it will be too late to get food in and these people will face starvation. madam speaker, for decades this congress and successive u.s. administration have expressed the will of the american people that we will not allow so many innocent people to die in a struggle for land and power. i ask my colleagues to condemn the sudanese government's assault on innocent people and denounce president bashir as i decision to use food -- about a sir -- bashir's decision to u

mr. moran: afghanistan has very little to do with the security of most americans.ad. al qaeda is decimated. in fact, there may be 50 at the most al qaeda between afghanistan and pakistan. there are more in other parts of the world. but the reality is the afghans don't want people from saudi arabia or egypt or yemen or whatever telling them what to do. but neither do they want americans telling them how to live their lives. but while we, our security is not threatened, we owe a responsible -- responsibility to our brave young men and women in uniform because their security is threatened. largely through reasons that were wholly out of their control. they're waging a valiant fight to do what we have asked them to do. but we have a responsibility to make sure that no lives are lost in vein. it's time to accelerate our withdrawal from afghanistan. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina rise? ms. foxx: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, mr. spea

moran? >> madam chairman, thank you very much. mr. secretary, in 2008, congres pad -- passed the rural access act. and i was involved in it in my days in house. the program is now referred to as project arch. access received closer to home. and that legislation set certain criteria that if a veteran lived a certain number of miles from an outpatient clinic or v.a. hospital, they'd provide those services locally. using a local hospital. my legislation was broad in its initial form, it was narrowed by congress to create pilot programs. and the division that kansas was in is included as one of the pilots. i have expressed my complaint to the v.a. before because when the v.a. implemented the pilot program, it didn't choose a visen as a pilot program, but it chose a community. we have taken legislation and created a pilot program within a pilot program. and we now have a project on going in pratt, kansas, to demonstrate whether or not this idea works. i would -- i would love to hear the report of progress being made, but also use this mome

moran: thank you. commissioner vietor: i would like to ask mr. carlin if -- to add the word owned on sfpuc land. >> that is on the title. >> the title, roman number ii. the disposition without the word owned. >> it says owned lands. >> the title should have the word owned by annett. unless there is something outside of the owned land definition. >> you cannot dispose of land in the city and county of -- that the city and county does not own. maybe it was omitted because you cannot sell something that you do not own. whereas in leasing, elease other people's property for your own use and you leave your own property for other people's use. that is why there was -- >> it seems no harm and adding it. >> i want to explain why -- there's a difference between leasing and [inaudible] the second is again, the same response. to add under k. something that lists all these policies. many other commission policies will see something like and general city policies. >> on k on page 4. also establishing policies applicable to the measure of own -- all city owned

moran: thank you. commissioner vietor: i would like to ask mr. carlin if -- to add the word owned on sfpuc land. >> that is on the title. >> the title, roman number

moran: thank you. commissioner vietor: i would like to ask mr. carlin if -- to add the word owned on sfpuc land. >> that is on the title. >> the title, roman number ii. the disposition without the word owned. >> it says owned lands. >> the title should have the word owned by annett. unless there is something outside of the owned land definition. >> you cannot dispose of land in the city and county of -- that the city and county does not own. maybe it was omitted because you cannot sell something that you do not own. whereas in leasing, elease other people's property for your own use and you leave your own property for other peopl'

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moran. for the information of the of today now withat brown, carper, so we'll go to senator pryor. >> thank you, mr. chairman. an meeting. always good to see you, madam secretary. let me start if i may about a question -- i think you already need a statute but i'm curious about specific authority you think your agency or the federal government needs. >> the most important is the ability tong nation's critical infrastructure up to a certain base standard of security. and to outline the process with which that will occur. >> andle me ask you on a little different topic, i know that in reading stories, trade publications, et cetera, the private sector seems to have hesitation about sharing too much information andth maco will get it or it may create liability issues for them. do we have an effective mechanism for the private sector stakeholders to share their best practices and potential threats and those concerit security and liability and even antitrust concerns? >> no. in fact, ano improvement in the bill over the current situation is it clarifies that kind of information sharing can owe can kur wi

mr. monroe, but we'll propose those questions in writing. thank you all very, very much. >> thank you very much. senator no -- moran? >> madam chairman, thank you very much. mr. secretary, in 2008 congress passed the rural veterans access to care act. this was a piece of legislation i was involved with in my days in the house. it was signed into law, the program is now referred to as project arch, access received closer to home. and that legislation set certain criteria that if a veteran lived a certain number of miles from an outpatient clinic or from a va hospital, the va would provide those services locally using a local physician, local hospital. my legislation was broad in its initial form, it was narrowed by congress to create pilot programs, and the vision -- the division kansas is in was included in one of those pilots. i've expressed my complaint to the va before because when the va implemented its program it didn't choose a division, it chose a community be. in my view, we've taken legislation that created a pilot program and created a pilot program within a pilot program, and we now have a project ongoing

moran. >> thank you very much. mr. secretary, in 2008, congress passed the rural veterans access to care act. this is a piece of legislation i was involved with in my days in the house. it was signed into law. the program is now referred to as project arch, access received closer to home. that legislation set certain criteria if a veteran lived a certain number of miles from an outpatient clinic or from a va hospital, the va would provide those services locally using a local physician, local hospital. my legislation was broad in its initial form. it was narrowed by congress to create pilot programs, and the division kansas was in was the visn that kansas is in was included as one of those pilots. i expressed my complaint to the va before because when the va then implemented its pilot program, it didn't choose a vision, it chose a community. -- it did not choose a visn, it chose a community. you took a legislation that created a pilot program and create add pilot program within a pilot program. we have a project ongoing

mr. monroe but we will post those questions at thank you very much. >> senator moran. >> madam chairman thank you very much. mr. secretary, in 2008 congress passed the rural veterans access to care act. this is a piece of legislation i was involved with in my days in the house. at the signed into law in the program is now referred to as project arch, access received closer to home. and that legislation set certain criteria that a veteran with a certain number of miles from an outpatient clinic or from a va hospital. the va would provide those services using a local physician or local hospital. my legislation was broad in its initial form and narrowed by congress as to create pilot programs and the vision that was included as one of those pilots. i expressed my complaint to the va before because when the va then implemented its pilot program it did not choose a vision as a pilot project. it shows a community. in my view we have taken legislation to create a pilot program and created a pilot program within a pilot program in we now have a project on going in kansas to demonstrate whether or not

moran. >> madam chairman, thank you very much. mr. secretary, in 2008 congress passed the rural veterans access to care act. this is a piece of legislation i was involved with in my days in the house. and it was signed into law that the program is now referred to as project a.r.c.h.. .. expand this pilot so that you can take more than one community -- what happens in pratt, kansas, which is less than an hour from wichita is significantly different than what happens in atwood kansas than what happens to wichita and the difference between providers is different between those communities. while i'm happy the pilot program is going -- i'm not certain -- i'm completely uncertain -- let me say that definitely, i'm completely certain the va has not chosen wisely as it has narrowed the project to a very small scope to determine how it works. and in that regard -- along the same topic of the c box, we have an ongoing problem similar to what has been expressed in regard to mental health by senator tester and i understand the doctor's testimony

mr. moran: i appreciate the opportunity to join my colleagues on the senate floor today, especially the senator from wyoming, a doctor, who is such an expert on the topic of really not just the moment, not just the day, but the topic of what our country faces. i would tell you that i do spend a lot of time in hospitals across our state talking to health care providers, talk to go patients, to doctors, to administrators, trustees. in fact, there's 128 hospitals in our state. i have visited all of them. and there is just genuine concern about the future of the ability for health care to be delivered in communities across our state. and you add to that the physician and other health care provider community, this health care reform act is creating significant challenges. my interest in public service started a long time ago with the belief that we live our lives in rural america, in my state of kansas, in a pretty special way. when i came to congress, it became clear to me that if our communities w