catharine: as i mentioned earlier in this talk. newspapers one of his position that than if they sent too much about what was really happening, they were basically spiked. eventually couldn't print certain materials because i would set the moral during the war. not so much in the states pretty coming looked is one of the mysteries of his time. the fact was that people were getting their information to the press. they get more information in the u.s. from the press then we were over here. and many people were in europe did along with generally people trusting the press these days. was the fact that some people would be void of the resources. we know within seconds what happens because it goes around the world the social media. then you can go for weeks and thought no close happening in the next village. this is the reason that it spread so quickly because people do not realize the enormous and what was happening. didn't realize just how contagious this thing was made in britain, then instances of people not knowing the people work d

before we begin, i would like to thank subcommittee majority and minority staff catharine olson, ,j sutcliffe, andrew siddiqui and amy stewart for persevering through this very difficult times. before i begin, i want to take a our formeremember social security chair sam johnson who passed away back in june. sam, as all of you know, was an iconic american war hero. he epitomized that stoic silence and toughness needed to persevere through his captivity by the vietcong. he was as decent and caring and humble and american whose nobility was measured by his actions and not his words. in the house of representatives, it says that we may in our day and generation perform something worthy to be remembered. sam johnson lived up to that. he would look you in the eye. his word was his bond. he never saw the limelight. he always sought to do what was right. -- i was honored to attend his funeral in plano, texas in june. the outpouring of love for him from his hometown community was remarkable and clearly demonstrated the impact he had on his community. sam johnson faithfully served his country for over