however, the appropriations bill for commerce m move to the house floor in early june. and time is of the essence. some colleagues are here today to provide some additional context for now. i will gladly answer any questions. thank very much. >> president kwon: thank you. any questions? may i pass these to the secretary? >> thank you. >> president kwon: thank you very much. mr. drikmeier, peter, welcome. >> thank you, president kwon. and commissioners. peter yer,methe river trust. all aware scott pruitt and the trump administration have waged a war on the environment, and it's something we need to pay attention to. and it's san francisco's values. i wanted to readou a few figures from a public opinion poll, on san francisco attitude towards water rates and water supplies. and the number one reason that people were much more inclined to support diversifying the water supply was the environment and the question was, or the statement, this proposal will be good for the environment by using other sources of water, less water will be taken from california rivers and more fre