these are complicated polytechnical matters requiring focused consideration and responsible decision-making. this senior-level committee we have is a commission chartered has provided us the logical recommendations of actions. i am pleased to tell all the members that i am personally confident and pleased with where the commission is in making these decisions. i appreciate and respect the committee's oversight role and look forward to your questions. >> thank you. >> thank you all for your testimony. you know, i'm addressing this statement to all of us here at senators because i think there is a reason that the public approval of the congresses mappers and an most of the 9% probably our families. if we don't get home by christmas, they will leave us, too. but i think a lot about why. and one of the things i., with is that people look at smac has involved in personal attacks. ask rather than dealing with the policy. there is nothing wrong with having a a dispute. we have been here and i think we do very well. in this case, i'm very disappointed with my colleagues on the other side because, y