nick rossi. i'm thankful for their dedication and expertise. i would also like to thank dan ball and crystal actually who serve on senator wicker's team, daniel green on senator markey's staff and sean on ranking member cantwell's staff. this truly was, madam president, a team effort. i'm glad that we have an opportunity to do something that in a very big bipartisan way will start putting steps forward that would help prevent something that has become a scourge in the lives of so many americans. madam president, i yield the floor. mr. markey: would the senator yield. mr. thune: before i yield the floor, madam president, i would yield for a question from the senator from massachusetts. the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. mr. markey: i thank you, madam president. again, i just wanted to thank the senator from south dakota for his great leadership on this legislation. i think it's historic. it's a revolution in the telecommunications industry that we're going to be voting on here today. i just want to thank you so much for all of your great leadership. once again to thank senator wicker and senator cantwell and their teams for helpi