mr. sokall the timing of the letters released. i made it clear that the was no attempt or intent to intimidate any witness. in addition, to make it absolutely clear that this was the case i sent a second letter to ferc clarifying that they should refer to that question is generically and not just look at mid-american specifically. i shared a draft with two men on one senate. immediately after they brought this issue to minmy to jim and i responded immediately to their concerns. finally, i reached out to mr. sokall to inform him of what my intent was, to clear up the misunderstanding, and to make it absolutely clear that neither he nor his company are the focus of the subcommittee's inquiry. so, i want to say to mr. barton, to mr. upton, and to the members on the other side of the aisle publicly what i have already said to them privately -- that i would never seek to intimidate or retaliate against a person from having to come in to testify before this subcommittee. i value during the perspectives that all of our witnesses bring to