thanked our staff, which i would echo, but in addition i wanted to call attention to a brief which elliot scher is in the back, that's available, many of you picked it up on the way in. today's briefing is atfirst glance about numbers. the financial outlook for social security. projected revenue, projected spending,trust-fund reserves, et cetera, over the next 75 years. i wanted to highlight two other numbers which are relevant today, one bill already touched upon. the first is that today at 74th of d-day when millions of -- when hundreds of thousands of americans stormed the beaches of normandy. 53,000 americans died that day and many more were injured. so i think that's something we should keep in mind today. and as bill mentioned also, it's the 50th anniversary of the assassination of robert kennedy. both of these events bring to mind the sacrifices that americans have made for our country and for the common good. and i think it's important to rememberthat social security is a program that is embedded in american culture. it's about far more than numbers. it's not simply -- social security i