government of puerto rico. mr. walter higgins is also known to the committee. he's come before us before as a ceo of the electric power authority. we welcome you. mr. jose roman moraels is the commissioner -- you can tell my spanish -- but the commissioner of energy in puerto rico. welcome you and mr. rodrigo masses is the president of puerto rico manufacturers association. we welcome each of you to the committee here this morning. mr. walker, if you would like to begin, i would like to ask you to limit your comments to about five minutes and your statements will be incorporated as a part of the record once in each of you have completed we will have an opportunity to pose questions. welcome. >> chairman murkowski, senator heinrich and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the possibilities of the