mr. whittaker. >> all politics is local. >> thank you -- >> yes. >> mr. walker was next. i apologize. you have been heard, mr. walker. >> thank you, mr. chairman -- >> i'm sorry, you are recognized , mr. walker. >> thank you very much. we have several classified briefings as far as concerns locally and regionally that have to be worked out. i'm going to take a little bit of a turn and talk about the pros and the positives for probably the new technology that we move forward. any time there's something new to develop, there's always a pushback even in my 46 years, i can remember several different timelines when its about technological base industry and other aspects. more than $10 billion in potential economic impact every year that the u.s. integration is delayed. is that accurate? >> yes, sir, that's in the community that i represent, the commercial uas community. i think there's additional value that can be added to other industries that want to utilize the technology that want to go on top of that. >> what steps -- let me back up just a bit. you have been doing more testing in othe