Test. And now, thats right, i cant go to the airport because i couldnt get my code without pacing the test. Code. Mr. Hubbard . Until Technology Catches up public awareness. I would say the most efficient is an Industry Based standard so we dont have to go down a regulatory path. I very much like that idea of Industry Standard versus government edict. One quick question because i see im down to 52 seconds and i guess this would be directed to you, mr. Hanson, going back to that idea of Industry Standard, how would you describe the way in which ama develops and educates members and the general public about modeling guidelines and safety atlarge . You talk about community standard. You talk about sort of Industry Standards. How do you all do that presently . Well, currently within our membership a lot of our education is done at the local club level with the local people coming together and gathering a club and sharing information. In terms of the broader membership, we do that through o
Professor of aeronautics at stamford university. Deputy administer whitaker, you are recognized for your statemen statement. Chairman lobiondo, members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you to discuss could you pull your mic closer. To discuss Unmanned Aircraft. The popularity and variety of Unmanned Aircraft having increased dramatically. Many uses are becoming commonplace today including surveying agriculture and evaluating damage caused by natural disasters. Uas play an increasingly Important Role in Law Enforcement, firefighting and border protection. At the same time, the demand for recreational drones has exceeded anyones expectations. This demand is driven in large part by individuals who are completely new do the aviation experience. They are not necessarily the traditional model airplane operators, members of clubs who follow safety guidelines and rules. These entrants are unaware they are operating in shared airspace. The proliferation of sma
Catastrophic fires have severe longterm impacts to watersheds which are felt far beyond the area directly impacted by the fire. Unlike the more employers the aftermath from the severe fires we are experiencing as a result of the unnatural force conditions increased sediment loads and debris the reduce the Storage Capacity and a reservoirs and affect the predictability of runoff. Increased organics and sediment led to increase capitol. The cost of hundreds of millions of dollars. We know from science and experience and we know we need to act quickly to then overcrowding. The levels of government to facilitate and invest in Forest Restoration. Actively involved in efforts to commit resources in all these areas through our engagement and publicprivate partnerships. Were starting the Northern Arizona forest fund in partnership with the National Forest foundation to protect there watershed and are involved in a project the Forest Service bureau of reclamation, city of pace and in the Nation
,000 in lifetime medicare taxes. Yet receives 250,000 in benefits. So is of taxes for 3 of benefits. Thats how medicare works. Thats for the typical family in ohio ar on the on or around the. When you multiply this, you can see why we have a totally unsustainable program because not enough money goes in to pay for the benefits coming out. Providing 3 in benefits under medicare fo for every 1 paid fr lowincome seniors is one thing. We want to make sure theyre taken care of. For the most part in their working years, those folks probably didnt earn enough to pay large medicare taxes and the program is designed to ensure that they do receive the medical coverage they would not otherwise get. But should upperincome seniors, seniors who are on medicare, receive benefits that far exceed what they pay into the system . Thats what happens now. Is that fair . I dont think so when the program is going bankrupt, when our kids and grandkids are facing massive tax increases to pay for a problem that
I first question is i have is for mr. Goldstein. Talked to this to some extent. I will come back and revisit it very briefly. In the past decade or so, you have overseen 12 independent reports of federal Facility Security. You have looked at the armed guard programs, you have collaborated with state and local Law Enforcement and the Human Capital planning. Gao has also conducted what we call them covert testing. You talked about some of that that is going on of federal facilities. In other words, you try to penetrate federal facilities to test how security works. It is like what we do in the Nuclear Power plant world. Again, for the record, how would you assess federal Facility Security today . Over 30,000 feet, how would you assess federal Facility Security today, realizing we are on a where folksum, focus on this, going back to 1995, Oklahoma City is it getting better, worse, it is uneven . I think it is very uneven, mr. Chairman. Yes, there have been improvements since Oklahoma City