neither answered, so far neither fta nor oira will clarify if the guidance is with their offense. however, we did get an update on december 3rd, that would be two days ago, which is that oira has said that they have completed their review so we assume that the guidance is with the fta again. the american people deserve answers. mr. cellar you, are the director of the fta center for tobacco products. today, parents expect that he will provide them with the answers. once we get those answers we deserve immediate implementation of a flavor ban with no exemptions. and with that, i now recognize my ranking member mr. cloud for his opening statement, thank you. >> thank you for being here today, participating in what may not be the most watched hearing of the day, but one of the more important ones. let me say at the outset, thank you to the chairman for the focus on the issue and the cooperatives spirit which, for the most part, we've been able to maintain on this issue, even in today's polarized environment. having solutions oriented on this issue, i know that we are potentially unite