and i would ask if we finl finally get a letter, mr. chairman, we be allowed to submit for that the record. >> and mr. russco, and maybe mr. corbin, though the crude oil world has changed significantly since the establishment of this bill. and i've been here a long time, i think 20 years. and one thing is for sure, we have always bought high and sold low. is that a safe statement? in the history of the prro? mr. russco, you want to answer that? >> i think just by the nature of when it was established, you know, it was established after a crisis. and usually when d.o.e. has had authority to expand its authority after a pricis. and so it has been at higher prices. >> so we have a history of buying high and selling low. >> at least buying high. so -- and your testimony talked about the world renow, the need is for immediate resigned product not based crude oil. in the old days when we were worried about deploying forces to europe and ceilings being closed and importation of crude oil, a sproel made sense. am i right, based upon your testim