i married carolyn jane rush, of broken bone, nebraska, in 1961. we celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary last august. we have a daughter and son, and four granddaughters, three of whom are 17, which presents its own problems. i was an anti-trust lawyer for 40 years. i'm the only republican ftc excisioner. i would describe myself as a fiscal conservative. this is not my first stint at the ftc. i served as director of the bureau of consumer protection from 1973 to '75. that said, i've been free to agree with my democratic colleagues. and i have disagreed with them, hopefully without being disagreeable on a number of matters. and the president's policy decisions, which are reflected in that budget. the areas of disagreement with my colleagues have includeded generics, which i know that you have an abiding interest in as well. since you have legislation pending on the subject. financial services, enforcement needs and case election. particularly since we now share jurisdiction with a new cfpv, over my dead body, i might add. oil and gas prices. the