Of us that are living on the west coast, this is about the time when the dinner dishes are done, the kids homework is done, theyre in bed. You can actually sit down at your computer and go online and try to figure out what might be the best option for you on an exchange. But were being told that the exchange is going to be down between the time that most alaskans and certainly hawaiians that are time hours five difference instead of the four hours that alaskans are, that are not going to be able to go online and to address it there. Thats one aspect of it, is where we are with the exchanges and what thats going to mean if were still going to continue with the deadlines that have been put in place by the administration in terms of when you have to sign up by and when you may be assessed a fine or a penalty for failure to successfully enroll. I mentioned that on friday there were some 5,600 alaskans actually excuse me. 5,360 alaskans who received discontinuation notices from premiera. Pr
Well, good afternoon. Its been a long time in coming, but we are here. And its wonderful to have the opportunity to have all of us here today together. I was thinking, mr. Chairman, that when you and i started, i remember when i came into the house, we were kind of at the low end of the totem pole on the Agriculture Committees. And now we both have the honors of working together. And it really is an honor to work with you as we bring this final farm bill home. And thats what were all doing. This has been a wonderful process with our four agricultural leaders, with Ranking Member peterson, with Ranking Member cochran, and our first farm bill to pass the senate with Ranking Member pat roberts. We have had a very important, and i think, precedent setting opportunity to show how to govern. And we also have been working together for three years in a bipartisan way to reform and streamline agricultural policies that work were families and farmers and taxpayers going back to the super committ