Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Cooper, thank you so much for appearing today and for taking the time to sponsor this bill.
The very fact that you chose to sponsor the bill means you've obviously had some very deep and thoughtful conversations with Senator Runciman over the scope of this bill.
My first question is regarding this. In paragraph 518(1)(c), you inserted the phrase “the fact”. I'm just wondering why that was. What purpose do you see that particularly serving?