. >> his name was ben marklinave. >> what relationship did you have then with the auto task force, the administration, as you were working your way through this process? >> the auto task force was not involved in the process at all. >> were they made aware of your process or did you surprise them like you surprised the dealers? >> they were aware of the process but they were not involved in it. no. >> did they ever see any of the documents that were produced? >> we have not shared a list, for example. we don't have a list of which dealers we have both agreed -- we have decided to wind down, nor have they seen a list of those dealers that would go forward. so, you know, they're involved in all aspects of our business but they're not driving this one. >> i'm not asking who's driving it. i'm asking were they aware. >> they're aware of the process, yes. >> did they ask you to do anything different? >> in their finding in march 31st, march 30th, i believe, they indicated that they felt our plans in this area were too slow and that we were not aggressive enough and that was, by the way, one