i thank you, and thank you, mad sarks m chair. >> thank you, senator. senator gardner. >> thank you, madam chair. thanks to the commissioners for being here. elcome. see all of you. this issue power bills and cost, i think, is an important one. real quick, the tax cuts that passed this congress this past year, we've seen decreases in utility bills as a result. is that something you've seen as well? >> yes, absolutely. i think we wanted to ensure t coums, not companies, be the beneficiaries of those tax cuts. i think what we have seen is in terms of those rate reductions that are occurring that those are being returned to customers. >> i agree. i'm concerned with the rising power bills. what would happen if the tax cuts were to be reversed? >> i mean, in terms of what actions we would have to take, i'm not entirely sure. if the taxes went up, one would foresee those being reflected in rates. >> people concerned about rates rising ought to be concerned about raising taxes back to what they were because we'd see those cuts in utility bills go away. >> i wo