president and chief executive officer of the american trucking association prior to his tour at the a.t.a., he was group vice president for the chamber for eight years. in an earlier chapter of his life, he was postmaster general and vice president for connecticut spearfield university. he's a new york native and has a bachelor's degree from st. john's university and an mba from adele fie. he's the government and senior political affairs executive. started as a telemarketer in 1974. came to the organization quick for a rapid rise with a degree from harvard. he oversees six major divisions within the chamber. so much for biography. now for the thrilling process portion of the program. we're on the record. no live blogging and tweeting in short no filing of any kind while the breakfast is under way. there's no embargo when the session ends except for our friends at c spab have agreed not to air the session until one hour until the breakfast endses to give reporters in the room time to file. if you would like to question, send me a nonthreatened signal. a chance to make opening comments and

the answer." that's your portion of that first email. >> yes, it was an a.t.a.-related question and i wanted the staff to do the analysis. >> so you have been intimately involved in a.c.a. implementation questions, including whether or not somebody would receive a waiver, whether or not somebody under current law could or could not be forced to do something they did not want to do, is that correct? >> i've been involved in answering questions about how the rules work, and that's what this exchange is about. it was not about what rule the policy makers ought to adapt. >> and one last time, the information underneath here, if it's not 6103, you certainly would agree that we should know what it is, and it is 6103, then it is something you said you've never done, which is to transfer 6103 information to political appointees at the white house. >> i'd have to refer you to the people who did the redactions. >> no, i just -- >> i don't know what's underneath, sir. i'm somplee >> neither do we. neither do we. i now recognize the ranking member. >> you can watch all of o