 As chairman of the committee, he developed a strong tradition of tackling the nation's infrastructure in a bipartisan and thoughtful manner, a tradition that sent many bills to the president's desk for signature. So I'm pleased that this committee has continued his tradition. I'm Tom Carper, and I approve this message. Turning to the topic of today's hearing, I want to say how impressed I was, and I've said this publicly just about every time I've talked about the bridge, and the chairman talked about this, the rapid and professional response to the keepage