mr. jeffrey wright who is director office of energy projects at the federal energy regulatory commission. so once again i welcome you all to the hearing. each one of you will be recognized for five minutes, and then we'll have questions for you at that time. so ms. jones i will recognize you for your five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and good morning mr. chairman and -- >> be sure and turn your microphone on. >> oh. okay. i think it's on. good morning, chairman whitfield, ranking member rush and others on the committee on energy and power. i appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today. the u.s. department of state receives the application for keystone xl pipeline project in september 2008. we undertook a thorough rigorous and transparent process to determine werther issuance of a president's permit for this pipeline was in the national interests -- >> would you please pull the mike closer to you. thanks? >> how's that? better? >> yes. >> i think you know that first part already. in december, congress passed a temporary payroll tax cut continuation act of 2011 requiring a