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At the sec who have been very helpful. And rich cordray and his team that have been very helpful. And industry stake holders with whom weve met with regularity because theyve been very helpful in enable ling us to understand the Business Model and how you thread the needle. I think it is a false choice to suggest that the only way to continue the business of providing Financial Service advice to folks is the status quo. I categorically reject that. You know, i have heard from some, i dont understand the problem youre seeking to solve. And with all due respect, i dont i cant believe that you dont understand the problem that were seeking to resolve. I really dont. And i dont mean that disrespectfully. And fortunately, i have heard that less and less in recent months. I heard that at the outset. And i hear that less and less. And that is the good news. And so what are we trying to do with our proposed rule . Were trying to solve the problems that have afflicted so many people. You know, i
Chair Martin Dempsey whether i have a concern or whether it is true, the government of iran is responsible for their behavior so we are concerned about their behavior. There is about six things that concern me about irans behavior. One of which is the nuclear issue. Im certainly supportive of the effort to try to resolve that the politically. We will have other issues with iran. Resolve that diplomatically. On occasion, there are efforts to threaten freedom and navigation. We have to work these. The government of iran has to if they are going to act responsibly and engage the world as they claim they wish to do, they have to control the irg see land forces irgc land forces. Going back to the syria training program, when exactly did it start . Can you tell us more about who the trainees are . Are they from the fsa . The second question is regarding Drone Operations. There have been some measures in congress to speed up this transfer of Drone Operations to the military. Can you give us a
He has a basic biography which is calculated to support the legitimacy of naming him kali frk ff. The image he projects is someone who speaks rarely. As such, he is somewhat replaceable replaceable. You can bring your expectations to who he is and he doesnt have the personality like someone like bin laden did. He may be an important strategic thinker in the group. Replacing him may undercut their ability to operate but maybe not. How important is it that we thinking about what isis is doing on the ground and trying to establish this. It gives them a greater ability to recruit because it shows the legitimacy. I think the short answer is yes to that. One element of this that i would just bring up because we talked about how their loss of territory would undermind their recruiting and it would. Isis is also traditionally what happens with groups like this is when the prophesies they are filling turn out to be not correct, theyll double down on violence. We could see very disastrous second
Least able to do without it. In north dakota the average farm is markedly different than the farm in wisconsin. North dakota family farms are thousands of acres involving multiple generations. The proposed a. G. I. Limits ignore this reality. They not only include income from farm operations but other wholly unrelated earnings. Usda Research Shows average offfarm income greatly exceeds onfarm income making the targets of this provision more collateral than actual. American farmers largely support the major policy shift that eliminates direct payments relying solely on this cost sharing arrangement with the federal government resulting in 10 taxpayer savings. Unlike previous subsidies, farmers pay for this by contributing 40 of the premium and the other 60 is not expended by the government unless a claim is made. The increaseing role of federal Crop Insurance as the family farm safety net has diminished the need for crisis appropriations. Absent the stability of an actuarially sound pro