i want to thank the members of congress that are with us. senator dan sullivan who has been absolutely terrific. worked along with sheldon whitehouse and we want to thank you both. appreciate it. i know you worked very hard on that. and mrs. sullivan, thank you very much for being here. appreciate it very much. secretary of commerce, wilbur ross who worked with the senators and administrator admiral tim gallaudet. you are here and thank you for being here, tim. great job you are doing. every year, over eight million tons of garbage is dumped into our beautiful oceans by many countries of the world. that includes china and japan and that includes many, many countries. this waste, trash, and debris harms not only marine life, but