i present to you the president of shopping, and matthew shaye. -- shopping, matthew shaye. >> it is a pleasure to be here. i am matthew shaye, the president and ceo of the national retail federation. we're happy to be part of the discussion. it is the largest association representing the retail industry. we spent everyone from the largest discount stores to the smallest mom-and-pop stores. from discount and department stores, chain restaurants, supermarkets, wholesale loves, luxury -- clubs , luxury. ,nd also sales of goods online those offered by online retailers. they're members of hours. they are companies that depend upon our nation's and infrastructure to receive the goods that come to them from overseas into the country, and into a distribution center, or are manufactured in the united states and shipped to places around the country am a either eventses or two consumer -- places. 4 jobs.ate 1 in of therate a big part gdp. it is a big business. it it touches american's lives everything with a. that is why the intersection of infrastructure and read hill -- retail are so important