Thank you, Chair.
First off, just to underscore, we've made a big point of making sure that the deputies are here since they're the legal accounting officers, and I know that the deputy had to leave. It was originally one hour. I want to underscore that it's my understanding that the deputy was really concerned about leaving for that 35 minutes in light of the importance of the deputy being here. Of course, it was originally scheduled for an hour, so we understand.
I wanted to underscore that because I'm one of the ones who scream the loudest when they don't show up, but I also want to be one of the ones who compliment them and thank them for recognizing the importance of being here. That was reflected, so I want to give the deputy something positive to go home with.