While I was in Wichita, I also visited with New York Life Insurance agents at the company's state headquarters. Established in Kansas in 1859, New York Life now provides more than $6.3 billion in life insurance protection and serves more than 54,000 Kansans. During my visit, we discussed a range of issues, including our nation's out of control spending and debt, the need to reform the Dodd-Frank Act and the unintended consequences of President Obama's healthcare reform law. Thank you to Managing Partner Joe Tigert, his wife, Sheila, and the entire New York Life team for their hospitality. I especially enjoyed seeing Jim Pfanenstiel, my longtime agent and friend from Hays.