mr. scott: thank you, i ask unanimous consent all have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous materials on h.r.2119. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: thank you, madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. scott: i rise to serve support for the family services improvement act of 2021 introduced by the gentlelady from georgia ms. mcbath and mr. young, the gentlewoman from alaska and mr. mr. katko. i urge anyone struggling with violence to reach out at 1-800-799-safb, or the strong hearts native help line at 1-844-7-native. it's difficult to overstate the need to address intimate partner violence in this country, roughly 1-4 women and 1-10 men reported experiencing some sort of intimate partner violence. these incidents often cause severe physical injuries that pretend even greater consequences including tragic loss of life. for survivor

mr. scott: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from florida. mr. ott: well, i'm pretty shocked. by objecting to this billing, my colleague is suggesting that it is acceptable for the government to deny social security check to american seniors and checks to those who are philly disabled because they made a -- physically disabled because they made a personal medical choice to not receive the vaccine. the social security system is meant to help those who have spent their lives working in this country and disability checks are designed to help those who cannot work. these checks are not a tool for government to impose its will on the people. just as it shouldn't be the will -- it shouldn't be the position of the biden administration to require companies to enforce a vaccine mandate. but if you're on social security or if your parent is receiving social security checks, this is what my colleague is suggesting by blocking this legislation. get the vaccine or go broke. as we all know, prices are going up and the social security administration just announc

mr. scott: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on h.r. 3110, the pump for nursing mothers act. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. scott: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. scott: today the house has an opportunity to pass h.r. 3110, providing urgent maternal protections for nursing mothers act, or the pump for mustering mothers act, a bipartisan bill that will strengthen workplace protections for nursing mothers. nursing mothers will have a clear right to break time and a clean private space to pump breast milk at work. as we have heard from health experts and worker advocates across the contory, these basic accommodations ensure that nursing mothers can balance their work, health, and health of their babies. regrettably many nursing mothers still do not have these protections. under current law, million

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mr. scott: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from florida. mr. ott: i would like to thank senator tuberville for leading this important effort. this is as close to policy from communist china that we've seen in the united states. in regimes like communist china, we know the government has access to every part of a person's life. let me explain what the biden administration and democrats in washington are proposing. democrats want to open your bank account to federal agents. under joe biden's america, the federal government's authority would be vastly expanded so the i.r.s. can get a look at any account over $600. the madness doesn't stop there. the new rule from joe biden would require banks to report every transaction of $600 or more and does anyone honestly think the federal government will keep your private information safe? want to buy a bed? here comes the federal government. let's say you want to buy a new shotgun. let's say hunting season is coming up. how about paying for child care or mental health counseling. perhaps your selling off fur

mr. scott: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from florida. mr. scott: mr. president, president biden ran on a promise to be a unifying moderate. he promised to bring america together. on the campaign trail he pledged to shut down the virus, not the country. as we've seen with the vaccine mandate, the opposite has happened. joe biden and democrats in washington have adopted an agenda of systemic socialism focusing on expanding government and federal control. and joe biden's america, the government knows better than the people and president biden has shown that he's eager to use government mandates to keep families in check. president biden's latest vaccine mandate for private companies tramples on the personal freedoms of americans. this unconstitutional order pushed more americans out of the workforce, devastated our economy with product and service shortages that cripple supply chains and threw america into a crisis not seen since the 1970's. by forcing some working americans to choose between keeping their jobs or doing what they believe is best for their

defazio, mr. scott, mr. pallone, mr. neal, and, yes, many, many republicans who have also talked about making it in america. we have been united in promoting this agenda for 10 years. now we have the chance to affect a large portion of it. trump, mr. trump talked about it, he just didn't do it. this legislation, of course, is just one half of the larger effort as i said by president biden and democrats to achieve that objective of helping our people make it in america. the other piece is the build back better act. that legislation, which is progressing steadily towards consideration on the floor, would enact the remairnd of president biden and democrats' domestic agenda, including major efforts to address the climate crisis and reforms that will help millions of american families achieve economic security. we talk about being prolife. profamily. that is profamily. childcare is profamily. earned income tax credit is pro-family. expanding medicaid is pro-family. so much. if we are pro-family, we need to support those items

as secretary of state, mr. scott would oversee election administration in texas, a task complicated in recent years by baseless claims of election fraud from republicans in the highest levels of government fueled by former president donald trump. jon scott is a ft. worth-based attorney who represented the former president in a lawsuit challenging the 2020 election results in pennsylvania. on november 13, mr. scott signed on as counsel to a lawsuit filed by trump attempting to block certification of pennsylvania's election. "the texas tribune" today helpfully posts a link to that lawsuit in which trump wanted to throw out the 2020 election results. sure enough, there he is, listed as trump's counsel. he eventually dropped out of that case, but he literally lawyered trump's effort to have the results of the election thrown out. now texas republicans have put him in charge of administering all elections in texas from here on out. that's like his qualification for the job. this comes the same week that texas republicans

during his career, mr. scott earned positions of deputy executive director office of antiterrorism, the office of incident management and operations coordination, the agent in charge of the brownfield station, and the chief patrol agent in the san diego sector. mr. scott was named chief of u.s. border patrol in 2020 where he led the office into his retirement in august 2021. mr. scott. >> i'm going to echo some of mr. morgan's comments. thank you for this opportunity. thank you for the time and for highlighting this important issue today. and thank you for reading my letter. i'm here today to bring attention to the irresponsible and reckless policies that are being implemented by the current administration on the border despite being advised otherwise by professional border security personnel that have been involved in this for decades. i also want to address some of the inaccurate statements that are being made and you brought one of them up and i just want to clarify, the border is not secure and the border is

mr. kinzinger will vote yes on en bloc number 2 offered by rep scott. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from illinois seek recognition? ms. underwood: as the member designated mr. rush, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote no on the amendments en bloc number 2. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by congresswoman grace meng, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that congresswoman meng will vote no on the amendments en bloc number 2. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. al lawson, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. al lawson will vote no on the amendments en bloc number 2. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from connecticut seek recognition? mrs. hayes: as the member designated by ms. wilson, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote no on the

mr. scott talked about investments in education. and we're also -- again, i would just say, mr. brady, you know, g to give us a lecture about tax scams. i don't think my friends on the other side should lecture anybody about tax scams. i was on the rules committee when republicans were in charge we had two emergency meetings in this committee to bring up the republican tax bill that benefited primarily people in the highest echelons in this country, to the best of my knowledge it wasn't a process in which democratic values or ideas were entertained or accepted. so i would also point out that the bill we're talking about here today, thanks to mr. neal, basically rescinds the incentives for shipping jobs overseas. and i think most americans, by the way, not just democrats, but independents, republicans, would agree on that. so look. we can -- you know, my friends can do what they usually do. that is a socialist this, this is a playbook out of the chinese government. that's a new one. but in any event, yell and scream all you want but at the end of the day this really is a values q

mr. scott, what do you make of the binding administrations, china trade strategy here? i mean, present biden criticize tramps, aggressive approach. we recall, but it sounds like the policies will remain the same. well, i think that there is an important or important step forward. i think they've committed to defend a american economic interest from shide is unfair trade practices they've, they've also gone into a different direction. they promised to work together with allies, and that was symbolized by a meeting with their e. you counterparts in pers, pittsburgh last week. the trade and technology forum, so i think those are important steps forward or, and i think they're the committed to defending american jobs. i think the problem is larger perhaps than they have gotten a grasp at this point. even though our trade deficit with china is down, our trade surplus, trade deficit with the world is sorry, and that's costing you as jobs. and it's mirrored by a massive growth and shaded chinese export. the rest of the world essentially that they're playing 3 card monte. they'

>> so, congressman, i respectfully disagree with mr. scott, of course. and let me pull if i can the data from august which i think will shed light -- >> sir, that's not the question. the question is how many -- how many immigrants have we apprehended this year. not august. this year. >> i believe thus far this fiscal year, congressman, it is approximately 1.2 or 1.5 million. but i think the data that i would cite from august reflects the enforcement measures that we are taking, our use of our title 42 authority, which is not an immigration enforcement authority but is a public health authority which belies some of these statements that you just made. and also our use of title 8 authority, which is indeed an immigration enforcement measure. i think the data from august would suggest the full someness of our enforce measures -- >> sir with all due respect i only have five minutes. i'm not worried about august. i understand you all have put a focus on it because you have found out the american public really doesn't like what you are doing. so let me keep go

mr. david scott of georgia, i inform the house that mr. scott will vote yes on h.r. 4111. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. williams, i inform the house that ms. williams will vote yes on h.r. 4111. and as the member designated by mr. kehele, i inform the house that mr. kehele will vote yes on h.r. 4111. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. tom malinowski, i inform the house that mr. malinowski will vote yes on h.r. 4111. as the member designated by mr. albio sires, i inform the house that mr. sires will vote yes on h.r. 4111. as the member designated by mrs. bonnie watson coleman, i inform the house that mrs. bonnie watson coleman will vote yes on h.r. 4111. as the member designated by mr. donald payne, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote yes on h.r. 4111. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from missouri seek recognition? i mean ohio, i

mr. scott earned positions of deputy executive director cbp office of anti-terrorism, the director's office of incident management and operations coordination management, the patrol agent in charge of the chief patrol agent of the sector and the chief patrol agent in the san diego sector. mr. scott was named the chief in february 2020 where he led the office into his retirement in august of 2021. mr. scott. >> i'm going to echo some of mrk you for this opportunity. thank you for the time and highlighting this important issue today. thank you for reading my letter for the reckless policies that are reading implement it by the administration of the border despite being advised otherwise by professional border security personnel that have been involved in this for decades i want to address the inaccurate statements that are being made and i want to qualify that the border is not secure and is less secure today. border security is mr. morgan mentioned is much broader and bigger than immigration. im

mr. spirtzel. >> thank you for your time. i am scott spirtzel. i'm up for reappointment for the assessment appeals board number one. i have been a member for the past 12 years. i'm a certified fraud examiner. i believe with my c.p.a. background, it is different than many of the other members of this board and provides some unique experience. and i look forward to, hopefully, serving for another three years. with that, i'm available for questions. >> chair: thank you. any questions? i don't see anybody on the roster. why don't we move on to john calper. if i pronounced that correctly? >> actually. no. can you hear me? >> yes, sir. >> it is pronounced "kiper." i'm a commercial real estate licenser. i'm a certified general in the state of california. and i have quite a lot of experience with appraising property in san francisco. and i'm doing three san francisco appraisals right now. so i think i probably bring a pretty fair amount of knowledge to the assessment appeals board. and with that... >> chair: thank you for that. i appreciate your words an

mr. scott's assertions. i should say that the assertion has no relationship with reference to del rio and a number of haitians have crossed the border there. >> i talk to these haitians. they came. i talked to two cuban couples, four people total, from panama to the southern border, 40 hours. it took them 40 hours to get to our southern border, because what they heard on social media through networks was it was open. they paid thousands of dollars to trafficking organizations to get their. to think well resourced terrorist networks are not doing things, secretary, the american public deserves to know what the threat is to our country. why will we not release members? >> congressman, i've been very clear that i cannot share the information in a non classified context. i don't think that the vulnerable haitians, who are in del rio, texas now would say that the border in del rio's open. you have seen the heartbreaking pictures. >> i was there. i sought. >> that reflects that fact. >> there's all sorts of bad th

mr.. scott. >> i want to echo some of mr. morgan's comments. thank you for highlighting this important issue. thank you for reading my letter. i'm here today to bring attention to the irresponsible and reckless policies that if limited by the current administration of the border despite otherwise by poor security personnel that have been involved in this for decades. statements that are beie and i want to qualify that the border is not secure and is less secure today. border security is mr. morgan mentioned is much broader and bigger than immigration. immigration is just a subcomponent of that. i think it's important for people to understand and put it into context. it's just like your home. if we don't know and can't control who and what is in our home, we have no security. if we don't know who and what is in our country, we have no homeland security. the highly visible illegal immigration that's going on in the southwest border is overwhelming border patrol agents is only part of the issue and we need to highlight as well that there is 100, w

if mr. scott is still with us.he voters in my district have been struggling with the cost of raising their kids, and build back better providing free preschool for all three and four-year-olds. what do you say about the claim this is socialism, and it is socialist to want to invest in the education of our kids. democratic support -- is it just democratic-socialist countries that invest in pre-k. >> on the subject of pre-k, i believe the only industrialized nation that does not already have it -- most countries recognize the value of giving kids in early foundation. a lot of kids grow up in households where they don't get the attention and don't have the resources that other families do. they suffer because of that. there have been studies that show for every dollar spent on pre-k, there was a three dollar to seven dollar return in terms of subsequent earnings and savings because they don't end up in need of public support. the way i look at it -- we talked about childcare as a means of allowing parents to get back

i don't know mr. scottld he's thought of as a qualified guy, somebody who has had a number of different jobs in texas state government, longtime lawyer, sort of well thought of person. the trump involvement here, though, makes the decision, you know, obviously a flash point. this is not, you know, an appointment that would normally draw that much attention except for the fact that he was briefly, i think for three days, involved in the trump litigation in pennsylvania. so on the one hand, seems like a qualified person. on the other hand, he's got this trump involvement, which has everybody up in arms. so i guess we'll see how he acts. they've gone through a number of secretaries of state there, so this is another in a line of appointments here, but it's quite obvious the governor of texas is responding to the president, who is obviously demanding an audit of a state that he won, which i find a little strange frankly. but by putting someone that had some involvement with his legal team in this job, i guess t

i don't know mr. scott. told he's thought of as a qualified guy, somebody who had a number of different jobs in government, a well thought of person. the trump involvement here, though, makes the decision, you know, obviously a flash point. this is not an appointment that would normally draw that much attention except for the fact that he was briefly, i think, for three days involved in the trump litigation in pennsylvania. so, on the one hand, seems like a qualified person. on the other hand, he's got this trump involvement which has everybody up in arms. we'll see how he acts thechlt gone through a number of secretaries of state there, so this is another in a line of appointments there. it's obvious the governor of texas is demanding an audit of a state he won, which i find strange frankly. but by putting somebody who had involvement with his legal team in his job, they're hoping to gain favor there. >> texas democrats are calling the new secretary of state one of the architects of the republicans' big lie

mr. scottlection review governor abbott ordered in four of the state's counties. then there's ken paxton, abbott's attorney general. paxton was in el paso yesterday doubling down on trump's election lies. at one point agreeing that joe biden's victory amounted to a, quote, overthrow. this rhetoric is a danger to democracy, but many trump supporters and republican leaders continue to embrace it. it's gotten so bad that even in florida, a state that donald trump won by more than 350,000 votes, the republican supervisors of elections say they've received threats. they wrote a letter this week imploring candidates and elected officials to, quote, tone down the rhetoric and stand up for our democracy, to commit themselves to the goal of fighting falsehoods and strengthening voter trust. our democracy depends on it. wesley wilcox is president of the florida supervisors of elections which is the bipartisan association behind that letter, and he joins us now. so your letter, i read it, says it's urgent

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mr. armstrong, chairman scott, for their leadership on this issue. as you know, mister speaker, 35 years ago congress passed the anti drug abuse act. it created this drastic sentencing disparity between two types of cocaine, the same substance just in a different form. as it has been explained, under this disparity you need 100 times the amount of powder cocaine than crack cocaine to get the same sentence. there was no scientific basis for this, no empirical evidence that there was any difference, and the harm that this caused was devastating to so many. for more than three decades, defendants have suffered under this disparity, with highly disproportionate impact on communities of color. that has led to mass incarceration and has led to the destruction of so many lives unnecessarily. in 2010, and congress changed the sentencing disparity from 100 to one to 18 to one. while that is some progress -- that was some progress, and in 2018 we improved on it even more under the extraordinary leadership of mr. jeffries, by making it retroactive. but while it

i ask unanimous consent -- mr. scott: i yield an additional minute. ms.tler: i ask unanimous consent to enter of letters in support from the united states chamber of commerce and the national retail federation. i ask my colleagues to vote yes on this bill, and i yield back the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia reserves his time. the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. i yield two minutes to the gentleman from virginia, mr. good. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. good: thank you to my distinguished ranking member from north carolina. madam speaker, i rise in strong opposition for the pump for nursing mothers act, i should call it for the pump for nursing persons act. at a time when we have 10 million job openings, why does the democrat majority have such contempt and disdain for struggling businesses, job creators and employers? with businesses already suffering from endless regulations and the resulting cost passed onto consumers

mr. scott's case directly. there is a news article cited in the letter. it is discussed in the letter. you testified you couldn't remember it, this will refresh your memory. do you think people like scott smith, who show up to complain about their children being assaulted ought to be treated like this man? >> people who show up are protected by the first amendment. >> do you think they ought to be prosecuted in different ways your u.s. attorneys are identifying. >> what they are doing is complaining about what the school board is doing, policy, curriculum, as long as they are not committing threats of violence, they should not be prosecuted and cannot be. >> several democratic colleagues in this hearing compared parents who show up at school board meetings, compared them to criminal rioters, you think that is right? a parent who shows up and has a complaint and wants to voice that complaint and doesn't use the right grammar, they are ark kin to criminal rioters? >> i do not and i do not remember them making the comparison. >> this is like folks who came here on the riot at the capitol.

mr. senator scott: the authenticity of your message. for me i always say, having been in the insurance business for 2. always have something good to say. say it well. also know your audience. know your audience does not mean that your audience looks like you. that's important sometimes. especially if you are talking about specific issues that we as the conservative party need to address it's certainly going to be helpful to you talking about the issue of immigration. truth be told for most americans in most districts, what they are looking for is the content of your character. not the color of your skin. they want to hear your story because it should hopefully reflect their story. so when we are looking for the right messenger, what we are looking for is someone when they finish talking your head is saying, yeah, me, too. i found that in my district for congress, when i was running for congress, in charleston, if you know any american history, you probably know that charleston is the birthplace of the civil war. first shots fired. if yo

mr. spirtzel. >> thank you for your time. i am scott spirtzel. i'm up for reappointment for the assessment appeals board number one. i have been a member for the past 12 years. i'm a certified fraud examiner. i believe with my c.p.a. background, it is different than many of the other members of this board and provides some unique experience. and i look forward to, hopefully, serving for another three years. with that, i'm available for questions. >> chair: thank you. any questions? i don't see anybody on the roster. why don't we move on to john calper. if i pronounced that correctly? >> actually. no. can you hear me? >> yes, sir. >> it is pronounced "kiper." i'm a commercial real estate licenser. i'm a certified general in the state of california. and i have quite a lot of experience with appraising property in san francisco. and i'm doing three san francisco appraisals right now. so i think i probably bring a pretty fair amount of knowledge to the assessment appeals board. and with that... >> chair: thank you for that. i appreciate your words an

mr. senator scott: the authenticity of your message. for me i always say, having been in the insurance business for 2. always have something good to say. say it well. also know your audience. know your audience does not mean that your audience looks like you. that's important sometimes. especially if you are talking about specific issues that we as the conservative party need to address it's certainly going to be helpful to you talking about the issue of immigration. truth be told for most americans in most districts, what they are looking for is the content of your character. not the color of your skin. they want to hear your story because it should hopefully reflect their story. so when we are looking for the right messenger, what we are looking for is someone when they finish talking your head is saying, yeah, me, too. i found that in my district for congress, when i was running for congress, in charleston, if you know any american history, you probably know that charleston is the birthplace of the civil war. first shots fired. if yo

mr. armstrong and chairman scott. 35 years ago, congress passed the anti-drug abuse act which created this sentencing disparity between two types of cocaine, same substance but in a different form. under this you needed 100 times powder cocaine on to crack cocaine to get the same sentence. there was no imperical evidence there was a difference. and more than three decades defendants have suffered under this disparity with tkeus proportionate im impact on communities of color and led to mass a incarceration and the destruction of so many lives. in 2010, congress changed the sentencing tkpeus party and while there was some progress and in 2018 we improved that under the leadership of mr. jeffries by making it retroactive, while it was a step in the right direction making it smaller didn't make the sentencing fair. i served as a public defender and criminal defense lawyer for many years and i have seen how our criminal justice system fails to deliver justice and this disparity is one of those examples. this vital legislation will resolve the disparity between crack and powder cocaine and corr

you just heard mr. scott talk about terrorists getting in. we haven't even discussed covid.een told straightaway by the border agents they are not being tested for covid. what's your assessment of what's taking place? >> well, he's exactly right. anyone thinking that the terrorists aren't coming on the border don't know what they are talking about and i go to the border. i can tell you it was worst today than yesterday and it's going to be worst tomorrow than it is today. we are getting invaded by folks and the border patrol is totally overwhelmed and they're basically getting no help unless in our case governor abbott. it's a real, real crisis an one that has got to be stopped and we know how you stop it, you stop it by building the wall. institute catch and release and stay in mexico policy needs to stay in there too. i have a real problem with that and they are not coming over here improving the country, they are coming over here hurting. maria: where is this going? are you expecting millions of new americans? we've already apprehended 1 and a half million plus people com

i personally along with mr. scott gerrit supervised the transition of the ballots and the machines from the county to the audit over time of two days. we processed 46 pallets, hundreds of boxes. that process went very smoothly. i have been very complementary privately and publicly of mr. gerrit and the county transition of the ballots. we did find 26 mismarked boxes. we found eight boxes that were not listed on the manifest. the chain of custody documents that maricopa county was supposed to have since the election until they turned them over to us on april 22, 2021. we found two boxes on the manifest but not present on the pallets. then we found three boxes on different pallets than they were listed. out of 1691 boxes, there were 40 something boxes of errors. the transition was not one of the auditors seizing the ballots, we had a smooth transition. once they were in our custody for the audit, we never had a break or lack of chain of custody until we returned them to the county. >> why is the chain of custody so impo

i personally along with mr. scott gerrit supervised the transition of the ballots and the machines from the county to the audit over time of two days. we processed 46 pallets, hundreds of boxes. that process went very smoothly. i have been very complementary privately and publicly of mr. gerrit and the county transition of the ballots. we did find 26 mismarked boxes. we found eight boxes that were not listed on the manifest. the chain of custody documents that maricopa county was supposed to have since the election until they turned them over to us on april 22, 2021. we found two boxes on the manifest but not present on the pallets. then we found three boxes on different pallets than they were listed. out of 1691 boxes, there were 40 something boxes of errors. the transition was not one of the auditors seizing the ballots, we had a smooth transition. once they were in our custody for the audit, we never had a break or lack of chain of custody until we returned them to the county. >> why is the chain of custody so impo

i like to start with commissioner scott. >> commissioner ransom-scott: no questions mr. daigle. thank you for your presentation again. as i said with berea, this is so needed. got many states that are affordable but they still do not do the social work that san francisco stands out nationally with. so thank you for ongoing work towards affordable housing for san francisco. >> chair bustos: thank you. commissioner bycer? >> commissioner bycer: it's i didn't want to talk about debt. we had lot of people come to us saying the conditions of covid affected their projects and amount of housing they can build. this is a real testament to the ocii team and john, that we're able to maintain our credit rating in this moment. i think that's an important win. i'm excited to move this forward. >> chair bustos: thank you. vice claire rosales? >> vice chair rosales: thank you. i don't have too many questions. i want to a little bit more information on the social bond. this is the first time we're using it. it's a new product or a new offering in the market. i love it. i think it aligns well wi