>> all right, thank you. senator bennet, we'll go to you next. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thanks so much for having a second round of questions. ms. acuna, i would like to know if the lack of energy title in the senate markup implies an endorsement of the house bill which undercuts the permanent extension of the itc for solar and reduces the credit for the wind ptc, or does the committee plan on honoring the itc/ptc commitment we made two years ago in a bipartisan way during reconciliation that conference, do you expect to maintain that in the conference? and is that our position? >> thank you. i'm not at liberty to speak whether or not the markup presents an endorsement or lack of endorsement of the house bill. with respect to the energy provisions, that rests with our members. and i'll leave it at that. >> so can silence be read to be acquiescence to the house bill? how should we understand it? what's the administration's position, mr. west, on this question? >> i'm not here to...