[applause] >> ken simonson. one of the most unborn things that its share of economic advisers can do is educate an advocate for good, federal statistics. we have seen in the last year that bls nba have both had to discontinue important programs. we hear that the export price index may be next on the chopping block or other important series. hope he will appeal to stick up within the white house and to the extent that europe probably the charter of the importance of finding those properly and maintain the independence of this bill is a cease. >> i take it there is not a lot of debate over that topic in this room. you're not going to get in the debate from the either. i would just say that it is generally -- we like to think of ourselves as focusing on the national interest. but to the degree we have a constituency in a pro way is federal data and it is important deal with in l.a. say is our put it in the context of a broader budget. will the buyoff 60 percent of the sequestered which means of we will have 40 perc