Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Welcome, gentlemen.
A number of members of this committee weren't here the last time you folks were here. Just for their benefit, I think it should be noted how serious the issue for the independents is.
The last time we had a hearing, we had a number of the independent operators with them. We had to hold the meeting in camera, because those independent operators were fearful that should it be found out that they were appearing before this committee, they might be out of business. That's how serious it is.