only connectivity but the fact of the matter is there are so many people in our country that are unserved our underserved in rural and urban areas. in order to bring us to a point y economically we can be competitive, we need to make sure everyone participates. so i encourage all of you to proceed further because i think this is an area where we really need to ensure we make a lot of progress. i do thank you for everything you're doing and i yield back. thank you. >> all righty. thank you. we will be adjourning. we have a vote and we will be back. the chair announced that we're in adjournment. thank you. >>> the committee will reconvene, ladies and gentlemen. oops. >> chair recognizes mr. k kinzinger of illinois. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you all for being here and bearing with us on the loads and schedule. mr. chairman, i have a very rural district that's served by a number of companies that specialize in providing services such as power distribution into areas with unique infrastructure needs. in my district, there's about 50,000 people served by rural electrical co-ops who prov