mr. gackle: just quickly to say, the ag community, producers and specifically a. s-frpt a. are -- a.s. afrpt are actively -- a.s. afrpt are actively involved in investing in infrastructure. the water resources development act that congress re-authorizes, another important tool to help farmers and to make sure we have the necessary infrastructure to move our product and move it efficiently and sustainably. mr. costa: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. thompson: the gentleman's time has expired. we are in the middle of a vote series, three votes have been called about 10 minutes ago. so we're going to go to one more question and then we're going to recess and we will be returning immediately after the third vote. i'm pleased to recognize the gentleman from south dakota, mr. sen. johnson: thank you, mr. chairman -- mr. johnson: thank you, mr. chairman. i'll start with mr. gackle and note i'm on select committee on the chinese communist party, that it's led by mr. krishnamoorthi and mr. gallagher who we heard from earlier. and i've gotten a little bit of a reputation, mr. chairman, o