...REQUEST FOR FEDERAL AID OR MERELY THE FIRST IN A LONG LINE OF SUCH REQUESTS. I COMMEND THE CHAIRMAN FOR CALLING THIS HEARING AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THE TESTIMONY OF THE WITNESSES WHO WILL APPEAR TODAY, AND I THANK THEM FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COME HERE AND TESTIFY BEFORE THIS PANEL....

...and at this time I would ask the chairman of the full committee, Mr. Clinger if he has a statement. So I hope that, Mr. Chairman, we can get some answers...forward to hearing the testimony of the witnesses. It is my hope that this hearing will shed light on some of the difficult issues surrounding breast...

...discussed here today on a very personal level. So I thank you again, Mr. Chairman, for your hard work on this hearing and look forward to hearing the testimony of the witnesses. Mr. MclNTOSH. Thank you, Chairman Clinger. Let me turn now to the ranking member, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota....

...Minnesota. Mr. PETERSON. Good morning, and thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank you for holding this hearing and look forward to hearing the testimony of the witnesses. I do have another committee. It seems like every time we have one of these subcommittees there is two...

...some sense, although I'm pretty skeptical about the whole situation. I appreciate your calling the hearing and look forward to hearing the testimony of the witnesses. Mr. Gutknecht or Mr. Shadegg, do you have an opening statement? Mr. MclNTOSH. Thank you very much, Mr....

...order to accomplish the original intent of the reform legislation. I thank the Chairman for conducting this hearing and look forward to hearing the testimony of the witnesses as we examine this issue further. PREPARED STATEMENT OF SENATOR RICHARD H. BRYAN Mr. Chairman, I find...

...some sense, although I'm pretty skeptical about the whole situation. I appreciate your calling the hearing and look forward to hearing the testimony of the witnesses. Mr. McINTOSH. Thank you very much, Mr. Peterson. Mr. Gutknecht or Mr. Shadegg, do you have an opening statement?...

...of those who put themselves into harm's way to protect us all. I thank you again, Mr. Chairman, for this hearing, and look forward to hearing the testimony of the witnesses. Senator VOINOVICH. Thank you, Senator Akaka. We have a tradition here of swearing in the witnesses....

...of those who put themselves into harm's way to protect us all. I thank you again, Mr. Chairman, for this hearing, and look forward to hearing the testimony of the witnesses. Senator VOINOVICH. Thank you, Senator Akaka. We have a tradition here of swearing in the witnesses....