although i miss my former colleagues, i'm pleased to welcome as new colleagues chairman elliot kaye and commissioner robinson, buerkle and content are simply put they are a joy to work with. they brought new perspective and insights that are fresh and and sharpen my thinking on a host of issues that have done so in a way that has brought a new era of civility to the agency. we certainly disagree. vigorously sometimes on issues but we listen to and we trust one another in ways i have not seen at this agency in many many years. final point, mr. chairman. i'd like to reiterate my concern about a set of issues that surround a critical demographic data don't think has received enough attention over the past number of years and that is senior citizens, a group of which i am a proud member. cpsc data shows that the kosovo population after kids as adults over 65. i note this is a rapidly growing group doing comedy to the aging of baby boomers and the greater longevity of our citizens. an interesting statistic. the are more of us in the over 65 age group in this country than there are people in