strictland, thank you very much for your testimony this morning. when i listen to your testimony, and i listen to yesterday, comments from the gm head mr. akerson and i combine what i heard this morning with what he had to say, i have simple words for you, and it is that i believe you. >> thank you, sir. >> a lot of times when we look at circumstances from this advantage point, we make judgment calls, but we're not in your shoes, and as a trial lawyer for many years, i often saw facts that appear to say one thing but when the story was told, and the circumstances were explained, they said a whole other thing. i think part of the problem here this morning is that as i've listened very carefully, the timeline and getting out information at certain points seems a bit shaky, and as i listen to your explanation in response to the questions, i'm convinced that apparently you did things in a way that should have been done, but the problem is this -- somebody over there just said trust is so important, and there is a book i recommend to all my proteges cal