i commend administrator david pekoske who is serving doubly as the acting director, acting deputy secretary of the department of homeland security, for working closely with congress on this legislation last year, and for his team's dedication to providing regular briefings to the relevant committees and the implementation status. this work, along with congressional oversight, has resulted in 87% of the laws required actions for tsa being either successfully completed or on track for successful completion in a timely manner. for many of these provisions, g.i.a. served as the committee's watchdog on implementation and its review of tsa programs, officers, and mitigation efforts. i'm pleased that they are represented here today as well. i look forward to hearing from tsa on the status of outstanding provisions in the law, as well as what the agency has accomplished over the last year, in fulfilling its statutory requirements. thank you, and i yield back the balance of my time. >> other members are reminded that opening statement maybe savannah for the record. i'd like to open the panelists pat