we're give eeringmarks to those we think need them. these no-bid contracts are going to companies that need them. whether or not they turned around and individuals from that organization or the lobbyists that represent them if they contribute tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars back to my campaign committee, that's ok. because it's not a quid pro quo. whether we say that until we're blue in the face doesn't change the fact that the justice department seems to feel differently. they're conducting investigations. now, i think we do feel differently because just a few weeks ago, we authorized or instructed our own ethics committee to reveal whether or not they were conducting an investigation. that essentially looks into the relationship between earmarks and campaign contributions. they have sense indicated -- they have since indicated that they are. we have the justice department looking into the relationship between earmarks and campaign contributions. we have our own ethics committee looking into that relationship. ye