signed on as the co-sponsors of this legislation, i want to thank you for your support as well as eric maurerpervisor of a los, and mercury me. a lot has been said about this legislation, but the one thing that is clear in the last few weeks since we introduced this is the importance to close this loophole. what we have found speaking to so many people of san francisco is that they understand the importance of health care, that something that is so basic to the lives of all people, and we are proud of the fact that we have led the way on this issue, and closing this loophole is important to make certain that we can have meaningful, universal health care. the matter has been heard before and we're asking that the 30-day rule be waived, and depending on the schedule of the different committees, we ask for them to be given to the government oversight committee. depending on the time line, would be better in terms of expediting this legislation. i don't know if my co-sponsors would add anything. and i want to thank all the members of the board who have added their thoughts and comments on this ve