even telemedicine. at how we can take doctors, medication and technology into areas where the expertise don't exist. >> you can have your device to measure your hel and activity with you all the time. you can have it on your smartphone, your watch if it's a smart device. those devices are connected. they don't just collect the information, they usually connect it to a service, an online service. flow the information there, track it over time. >> companies have a patch you can wear. a whole week straight. you can go in the shower with it. it's taking all your vitals and you can analyze it and live a more health conscious live style. >> geeks haven't been the healthiest group of people on the face of the planet. >> there's another story i want to tell you about this morning. something i found shocking. schools all over the country are literally making students sick. how big a problem would you say air quality, indoor air quality in schools is to a students health? >> right now, the last estimates said abo

even telemedicine.ed at how we can now take medication and technology into areas where these technologies don't exist. you can have your device to measure your health, measure activity with you all the time. you can use a smart phone or a smart device, and those devices are connected. they don't just collect the information, they use it to connect it to a service, an online service on your computer. you flow the information and track it over time. >> we see companies having a patch you can wear a whole week straight. you can go into the shower with it, and it's taking all your vitals, and you can analyze it and just live a more health conscious lifestyle. >> i think technology companies are starting to finally wise up. geeks haven't been traditionally the healthiest group of people on the face of the planet. >>> there's another story i want to tell you about this morning, something i found pretty shocking, which is that schools all over the country are literally making students sick. how big of a proble

we were getting their vitals through the telemedicine and were able to see who is doing what and what is the heart rate, an amazing technology, technology that is convenient and, advanced and precise and will open a lot of these. >> jamie: 2012, year of better health. another high-tech scam can detect lung cancer -- scan that can detect lung cancer. >> here's the resolution for 2012, if you want to reduce lung cancer, and mortality from it, quit smoking. and i snow a lot of women are listening to this, turning to their husbands and boyfriends, saying, you heard him, stop smoking. that is the first way we are going to reduce lung cancer, it is a landmark study, and, 50,000 people, 33 different institutions, random, and looked at x-ray versus cat scan and see if there is a difference and they found, that in the group that went for low-dose, the key word, low-dose cat scansscans, lower risk of mortality from lung cancer which will change the way we practice medicine and should it become the way of screening? the critics are talking about accumulation of radiation over the years, maybe th

it's a place where tribes are on the forefront of new technology, high-tech manufacturing, telemedicine clean energy. our america is where it indigenous people reach across borders and bring home economic opportunity for all americans. as the oldest governments in this country, tribal nations understand what is required to overcome stark economic conditions. perhaps more than any other time in history our nations must stand together, and power to make profound and permanent improvements in the lives of our people. our nation is committed to the success of the united states of america. let us realize that future together so that our nations strive today and forever. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you resident keel. now i have the privilege of introducing the champion of one of our champions from congress and one of our dear friends, congressman tom cole has agreed us to give us the congressional response. he is a fifth generation oklahoman and an enrolled member of the chickasaw nation. he has been serving indian issues since 2002 and we hope he continues in that

second, i'm committed to developing a very sophisticated clinic in the north country that uses telemedicineigh percentage of all of your diagnostics and treatment without going to manchester. [applause] >> third, i'm committed to an effective program that enables to use your refer, local doctor and local hospital so you don't have to travel. [applause] >> i say this as the son of a 27-year career soldier and someone who values military families and veteran families and knows what you have to go through. it seems that all you ever have to do to explain this is get somebody off the congressional committee in late january or early february to come to northern new hampshire and put him in a car and let them try to get to boston. if you pick the right welcoek w the right blizzard they will get the idea. then if they hit three moose on the way they will thoroughly understand why it is the wrong thing. let me talk briefly about jobs and the economy because this is a big deal. let me draw an historical comparison. because i don't say much that is theoretical. i'm a history teacher and i try to use

utilities service is also engaged and involved in providing resource for distance learning, for telemedicinend for connecting communities. so there's a lot of activity that can support regional economic development. and one of the things i would encourage, we have roughly 50 regions that we've identified that have self-identified themselves as economic regions. this can be multiple counties, it can be, actually, multiple state locations working to develop a strategic plan on how they might be able to grow the regional economy and, certainly, a large city like yours would benefit from a strategy that encourages surrounding communities to contribute. to a regional economic development strategy. >> um, i'm going the call on mayor fox next, but it's important we use the microphones because i understand that we're on c-span. so this is going to be very interesting as others, you know, listen to this discussion and, therefore, the microphones are very important. mayor fox? >> yes, thank you, mr. chair, and also thank you, secretary vilsack. in my community one of the things that is becoming more o