I would just say that I'm incredibly disappointed with that for a few reasons. One is that those witnesses were in the motion. They were given notice. One of the members of that organization, I understand, had confirmed attendance as of Friday. At the last minute, they've now pulled their presence at this committee.
One of the reasons we're having this study, one of the primary reasons, is because of the unfounded allegations that these folks have put out into communities. We have low-income folks who are being taken advantage of, the folks these people represent, and for them to speak in the media and everywhere else but be unwilling to appear, especially when they were given notice and had previously confirmed their attendance, is incredibly disappointing to me.
I just wanted to make sure that you understood and that it was put on the record how disappointed I am. If we're serious about studying this issue, then these folks need to be here.