 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 key bridge collapse from everybody, from federal, state, and local agencies. I also want to extend my condolences to the families of the six folks who unfortunately lost their lives that day. We are grateful that the quick action to close the bridge