his place, in the congress of the u.s., later to become senator sarbanes, and when he did, barbara mikulski took his place, another great woman leader in this country. after that, another going on to the senate after that. john sarbanes represents the district my father represented -- and it is an emotional tie. as you can see. again we talk about history, we love the fresh invigoration of the congress that john is and that stacy is and how they are inspiring a whole other generation of leaders to protect the vote and the lives and livelihood of the american people. and it was acknowledged, thank you, stacy, representative plaskett, for addressing that. the chair of the committee, who did have those hearings, led by marshall sledge around the country, and then we did pass the voting rights act. we hope the senate will do so as well. with that, pleased to answer any questions you have about how we go forward. jack? garrett. i've been called far worse than that. [laughter] >> they say they want to pass something on the release bill, not necessarily the hero act. mitch mcconnell has not deigne