stephanie keenan has been fighting for this. she's a brave -- mr. shah: good afternoon, everyone. i want to start with a statement, then we'll take your questions. our normal policy, consistent with the policies of past administrations, is to not comment on background checks and security clearances. given the unusual nature of these circumstances, when a number of false reports floating around, we wanted to try to explain as best we can within our security limitations how the background investigation process works and then talk a little bit about rob porter and how the -- how his situation fits within that process. background investigation process is a process for evaluating allegations about a white house staffer's conduct prior to joining the white house. it's run by the federal law enforcement and intelligence communities. it's used throughout the u.s. government, it's thorough, it's complex, and it takes time. it takes time because we want to get it right. it's also costly but it's absolutely worth it. over the course of any investigation, some information may arise that seems

stephanie keenan has been fighting for this. she's a brave -- mr. shah: good afternoon,

stephanie keenan has been fighting for this. she is a brave, strong woman who is lighting a candle. she was my guest at the state of the union. she is a happy woman this morning because all her hard work after her son's passing is coming to fruition. and of course, there is much more in this proposal, so much we can all be proud of as americans that we're not neglecting people who have been neglected for so long. support for community health centers. they serve over 25 million americans. a full decade of funding for chip, the children's health insurance program. an effort to lower prescription drug costs to millions of american seniors caught in the medicare part d doughnut hole. disaster relief, recovery funding not just for texas and louisiana and florida, important as they may be and are, but for puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands and western states, and a special select committee, we don't do this often, that's empowered under a deadline to deliver a legislative fix to the pension issue by the end of the year. this issue, which plagues so many working americans, middle-clas