mr. volkov said. as far as the commission, think this committee is really busy. i assume that you are already fully tasked so that's one of the reasons i proposed -- i didn't necessarily mean a totally independent committee, more of a commission that is sort of advisory to you al. for example, if the sec issues regulation, before you vote to criminalize them, that commission would review them, so you don't have to review all that stuff, and advise you on what they think is appropriate. it would be helping this group do what they needed to do because what we're all proposing you do is probably the work of 20 people. forever. >> gentle woman's timer is expired. the gentleman from texas. >> thank you for being here in sponsor your insight. mandatory minimums have been obviously quite controversial over the years. when i was a judge, district judge, handling state felonies, i had absolutely no problem with being given a wide range of punishment and let me have the discretion to consider all the factors and set a punishment within that range. but i get the impression