recognize the gentleman from california, mr. backa, and we'll come back and -- >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. move to strike the last word. >> recognized for five minutes. >> i also oppose this amendment, on behalf of my good friend, peter list key, who is not here and cannot be in this committee. but for the reasons that my following colleagues indicated earlier. not only have we not had the opportunity to discuss with puerto rico and the effects and changes it would have, but this amendment could highly be disrupted to puerto rico's safety net. puerto rico doesn't have other safety net programs like ssi or meaningful cash assistance programs in the absence of other federal programs such as ssi, the cash portions of that benefit has assumed an important beyond nutritional assistance. it is not clear what the impact of moving to a pure ebt program would be to retailers, and retailers who are not certified or capable of accepting ebt cards, particularly small businesses and food markets in rural areas could be adversely affected