marc morial, president and ceo, national urban league. mayor muriel bowser, district of columbia. malcolm nance, author, a commentator terrorism, intelligence and insurgency. alecia garza, black lives matter cofounder, congressman hakeem jeffries, chairman kim of the caucus. congresswoman maxine waters, chair financial services committee. congresswoman sheila jackson lee, congressional black caucus parliamentarian, congressman bennie thompson, chair homeland security. welcome and thank you for being here virtually. the witnesses will be recognized for five minutes each to give an oral presentation of their testament. i asked that you respect the witnesses time by ending your oral testimony timely. without objection the witnesses written statements will be made a part of the record. at this time i recognize the distinguished gentleman from south carolina, majority whip, former congressional black caucus chairman and our later, congressman james clyburn for five minutes. >> thank you very much, madam chair. i hope i unmuted myself successful. thanks for your significant leadership a