they express clear frustration over dealey's apparent inability to either make an up or down decision on this. within half both atbm's authority remains unused and is virtually diamond. but the 1705 in the atbm programs are targeted in compliance with underlying statutes and sometimes poor investment decisions and everyone here is aware of that fact. some may think we have called for this hearing this morning to pilon, to add to those criticisms. but i do not want to take my time today to add to the narrative of the scandal and the controversy that the department is already confronting. instead i would just offer this hard questions need to be asked and to be responded in full. this program should be examined in a think they should be improved. that is an appropriate role for congress and more specifically this committee. we did not expect every single project of the department supported to be a roaring success, but we also didn't expect to see an accumulation of failure so quickly. there are clearly problems that need to be sorted out and work through. your audit, mr. allison is a go