chairman, the wga submitted a letter of support for the provisions that are consistent with the wga policy. now have an opportunity to improve the endangered species act for wildlife and people. we can encourage conservation practice. we can facilitate faster and improve transparency , reduce litigation, and ensure management decisions are congress or the courts. most importantly, we can see the esa reauthorized for the first time in a generation. thank you very much for the opportunity and i appreciate the warm welcome. >> there are a number of interns from my office who hear from wyoming and they were delighted to hear your testimony. people from wyoming will be calling their parents shortly to tell them what a great job you did. a couple of questions and we will go back and forth. over the last several decades there have been efforts to amend the endangered species act. they weren't successful for a variety of reasons. was the difference between past efforts and with the western governors association is doing? >> i think it is different than past efforts. when i announced this will be m