mr. lupke, recognize you for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman. good morning, chairman bishop and members of the subcommittee, my name is thomgs lipke, the commission thanks for you for -- appreciates the opportunity to contribute to the discussion on the future of the national mall. the commission of fine arts was created by an act of congress in 1910 initiated by senator james mcmillan of michigan at the turn of the 20th century. since then the commission of fine arts has played an integral role -- the commissions is the principal federal agency for reviewing public and some private structures in the nation capitol. comprised of seven presidentially appointed members who are selected for their expertise in the arts played a particular role in the design of national symbols, including monuments on the national mall, overseas military cemeteries or coins and nettles produced by the united states mint. these need to be worthy of our nation and our civic ideals. the commission has been actively engaged in realizing the full intent of the mall that w