mr. fienberg has to leave by noon, but i'm advised we can have boats as early as 10:15 so with that i recognize mr. lamborn. >> thank you mr. chairman. thank you for the work you are doing. i'm not from a gulf coast state and i know they have some burning questions. just a procedural question mr. fienberg, and to to to stand for it to their testimonial claim determinations are made without interference from from the or bp. i know the department of justice has sent several letters making suggestions on the administration of the fund but does this mean the white house is not contacted you once about the fund since president obama announced this creation last june? >> that as greg. >> and as a is the follow-up would eat do with suggestions when people send them to you such as from the department of justice or from whomever? >> we take, we take very seriously any suggestions from the department of justice, from members of congress, from interested citizens. we have made changes. based on constructive criticism. it is always constructive. we welcome it, and we do our best in this difficult assignmen

mr. fienberg has to leave by noon, but i'm advised we can have boats as early as 10:15 so with that i recognizemr. lamborn. >> thank you mr. chairman. thank you for the work you are doing. i'm not from a gulf coast state and i know they have some burning questions. just a procedural question mr. fienberg, and to to to stand for it to their testimonial claim determinations are made without interference from from the or bp. i know the department of justice has sent several letters making suggestions on the administration of the fund but does this mean the white house is not contacted you once about the fund since president obama announced this creation last june? >> that as greg. >> and as a is the follow-up would eat do with suggestions when people send them to you such as from the department of justice or from whomever? >> we take, we take very seriously any suggestions from the department of justice, from members of congress, from interested citizens. we have made changes. based on constructive criticism. it is always constructive. we welcome it, and we do our best in this difficult assignment

mr. fienberg has to leave by noon, but i'm advised we can have boats as early as 10:15 so with that i recognize mr. lamborn. >> thank you mr. chairm. thank you for the work you are doing. i'm not from a gulf coast state and i know they have some burning questions. just a procedural question mr. fienberg, and to to to stand for it to their testimonial claim determinations are made without interference from from the or bp. i know the department of justice has sent several letters making suggestions on the administration of the fund but does this mean the wte house is not contacted you once about the fundince president obama announced this creation last june? >> that as greg. >> and as a is the follow-up would eat do with suggestions when pople send them to you such as from the department of justice or from whomever? >> we tke, we take very seriously any suggestions from the deptment of justice, from members of congress, from intested citizens. we have made changes. based on constructive criticism. it is always constructive. we welcome it, and wdo our best in this difficult assignment to move the