>> thank you, mr. courtney. they gavel order is as follows, mr. johnson and ms. speier in that order. mr. wilson will return and i will come back to him when he returns. mr. johnson, you are up. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i appreciate it very much and thank the generals for the time. this is an important hearing. we did hear that heart wrenching testimony earlier and it's so disturbing to all of us. let me get right to a couple of questions. i apologize if some of this have been answered already in previous statement or questions. my internet has been a little intermittent today. but we know with multiple mishap. i know the term would have concerned with as well but mishap investigations that revealed unit leadership properly reports. we will return to the string after i get after brief pro forma senate hearing.

the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., may 3, 2021. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable robert p. casey, a senator from the commonwealth of pennsylvania, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 4:00 p.m., on thursday, 4:00 p.m., on thursday,

>> the senate returns for legislative work a week from today on may 10 to debate president biden's executive nominees. right now more of the house hearing. live on c-span2. >> if we can, you know, with our educational system, our reporting systems create an environment where people are comfortable i think will make a lot of headway towards the safety culture that we need. >> i appreciate that response. one of the questions we have is, with their perhaps value in developing and independent safety process inside the ud for leaders to those issues? is a a something you considero