the marines, sailorsomes, airmen, coasties and all the other heroes who are still showing up every single day on behalf of their communities and this country. mr. chairman, i respect that some of my peers are concerned about their own health and personal safety, but that does not absolve congress's responsibility or mine. the definition of congress is and i quote a national legislative body, especially that of the united states which meet at the capital in washington, d.c. the trump administration is working here. the senate is working here. the united states house of representatives should lead by example and come to work here, too. thank you, i yield back. >> thank you. any testify? thank you very much. i appreciate your being here. let my state a couple remarks. i don't want to go too long here. sometimes i get the impression that we just talk past each other in this chamber and i'm listening to some of the testimony that doesn't reflect some of the concerns that were raised, at least accurately, during this hearing. let me begin by reminding everybody here, i over a month ago, i actua