The House Modernization Committee held a hearing on rules about males sent by members of congress, two academics and a software testified at the hearing about how technology affected with members of congress communicate with their constituents. The share is authorized to convene a meeting and it is entitled bringing the standards to the 21st century and i recognize myself. Happy halloween. I am dressed as americas most maligned superhero, congressman able to fly across the country in six hours on Alaska Airlines we were wants to call it Franken Stein and how theyve haunted, and we some go with the unspooky title and like most that have fallen under the mandate with the work of the House Commission on congressional mailing standards is very inside baseball. To most people frank is a name or a hot dog and the members of congress, the congressional frank is how we respond to constituents and every time we respond to requests and we use the frank and it is no surprise that with the rise of
[background sounds] his meeting will come to order that went out objection. Title in the frank. Congressional standards into the 21st in sentry. I now recognize was on for five minutes. Of interest is americas most maligned superhero congressman able to fly across the country in six hours on alaska airlines. [laughter] were thinking about titling his hearing frankenstein. How the house is ghoulish mailing standards have hunted members for decades but i suppose we should go with the official title for the record, like most of the issues that whose committee mandated and congressional mailing standards. Its very inside baseball. Most people frank is the name. Is a hotdog but the reality is for members of congress that congressional frank is actually fundamental with how we communicate with ours constituents. Every time we respond to constituent requesters and newsletters are upcoming townhouse, we use the frank. And a surprise with the rise of social media, congress is seeing overall use
These ruptures clacks. Well when we have a water main break it doesnt always just pop up through the because the ground is soaked frozen so we dont often over the break is and we dont have the tools or equipment to locate the break so we have to either call the Consulting Firm that could be 1500 a day to come with special tools or we call the Water Association and if they are available they will come. Its very difficult and we dont always know where the breaks are located. Its such a serious issue and one that will require more significant financing including that investment in technology not just Technical Assistance. Mr. Gomez the gal studied the range of Government Programs that provide assistance to rural and small Water Systems as well as the systems face. What is the funding gap for Water Infrastructure back sino earlier you gave a combined total for the water into Drinking Water and sewer. What is the funding for the infrastructure and how much money does it entail quick. The ep
Institute. This is about 20 minutes. [applause] we are in kind of an unusual technical situation because craig venter, who is in san diego, hes supposed to be here is ill will something. So i guess lets see if i can just craig, can you hear me . Hes ill with something akin to muteness. Hes looking pretty good. [laughter] craig, can you hear me at all . You think hes scary looking . Hes not scary looking. [laughter] hes just an ill man. Lets see if we can we have a number of backup systems which i suppose we should employ. [laughter] if worse comes to worse, ill just tell you what i think he would have done if i could control him like a puppet. [laughter] all right. Now maybe hes hearing me. Craig, can you hear me . I can, robert. Nice to hear you. All right. We lost you for a bit. So whats wrong with you . [laughter] or. Lets see, i didnt want to leave la jolla sunshine for washington d. C. No, a number of things going op but, you know, it would have made montezuma proud. [laughter] le
Anyone else want to give us a killer idea, maybe something that has already been mentioned once or twice . Maybe not . I think the improper payment act do not pay hold agencies accountable. When you are measuring that its going to hold them accountable to make it a priority. I also think electronic verification at the state level i think it has proven that those death reports are highly accurate and moving in that direction. I would agree with mr. Brune thats prudent and it would allow them to look at other verification processes that perhaps moves resources to those other areas and i go again to verification of family members and funeral homes. We look at some data of 82 corrections in 2012 and 13 and we pulled a small case sample 46 cases. 35 of those cases, those folks were in fact alive but what . 35 of the 45 pieces we looked at. They were erroneously placed in the file. When you look to the source of those reports it was family members and those are typically regarded as being hi