next we recognize another great friend of the senator, john tierney from the state of massachusetts. mr. tierney: i thank the gentleman for recognizing me. patrick, i know you're going to speak late, but i hope that this is somewhat fulfilling for you. it can never replace the loss of your dat but hope at least let you know how much the people who served with him had the honor and american sure of doing that and loved doing it and appreciate him every day. and my colleague, bill delahunt, was more than a congressman for the senator. i extend my sympathies to you as well. were you a friend. probably even closer than most of us were because were you there so often and spent so much time with him. i express those condolences to you. it's a loss to all of us, the dean of the delegation, mr. markey, served many years with the senator. i looked at a fack toyed that senator kennedy was born on the 200th anniversary of george washington birthday. i thought if that's accurate, i assume it is, how interesting it was because nobody apreshated history more than senator kendy. nobody appreciated

committee of congress, to chairman and towns and the ranking member, and also to the chairman john tierneyand the ranking member of the subcommittee on national security and foreign affairs. they have not only provided us the space but they have been very interested in the work of this commission. obviously the senator clinton a paschal, she initiated this hearing -- claire camccaskill she initiated this hearing, as well as the ranking member of the full committee on oversight, senator collins. with that, we have our second panel, daniel bryant, executive director of the project of government oversight, referred to as pogo. and i represented of the largest subcontractor for security. if i can ask both of you to stand, and we will swear you in. raising your right hand -- swear you in. raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you will give before this committee is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? >> i do. >> note for the record our witnesses have responded in the affirmative. notwithstanding the request of the committee, he gave the optio

night he is very strongly considering taking out nomination papers and congressman john tyranny said it -- tyrancontinu tierney said he poppedering a rub. former pitcher curt schilling had been mulling a race i guess or been mentioned. he said yesterday the chances he will run are slim to none. it looks at this point that the legislature will hold a hearing i think it is next week to consider the legislation or consider again giving governor patrick the authority to appoint an interim successor. that would take over immediately and serve out the remainder of the term. it looks as though that person probably would be more of a caretaker, not one that would end up running. and vicky reggie kennedy the late senator's widow has already said she is not interested in that post. the virginia governors race heating up, republican candidate bob mcdonald is up with his first television ads since his 1989 college thesis surfaced in the "washington post" on august 30 and perhaps not too surprisingly this ad features his wife and his three daughters. it is called leadership and it will air in downstate virginia. on screen