mr. cartwright: --mr. mulvaney: here's my last question. admiral, were you advised not to come here today? adn. gortney: no, sir. mr. mulvaney: did anyone suggest you not go to the briefing? adn. gortney: we did not receive permission. mr. mulvaney: from whom? adn. gortney: the department of defense. mr. mulvaney: same question. mr. salesses: i don't have a good answer, i'm apologize for not showing. that sensibly the department normally does. mr. mulvaney: did you see permission? mr. salesses: i was not aware. mr. huerta: i understood it to be a scheduling issue. we were offered an alternative time and did not hear back. mr. mulvaney: you were one that did agree to come. i yield my time to the chairman. chairman chaffetz: -- >> they were planning to schedule a proper witness to, attend, i did attend the following day. chief dine: i was here last week. mr. mulvaney: i yield the balance of my time to the chairman. chairman chaffetz: i recognize mr. walker for five minutes. mr. walker: i want to look at the timeline. let me back up for a seco