 Ranking member Capito and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today to discuss emergency response operations by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and our partners regarding the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. On behalf of the Corps and our teammates, please allow me also to begin today by offering again our heartfelt condolences to the families of the six individuals who lost their lives in this tragedy. From the outset of this response, we were committed to supporting the effort to recover