Madam Chair, I apologize.
For reasons that I can't explain, we've been trying for some time to connect to the committee's activities this morning. Obviously, we're having technical difficulties. In fact, my current connection is through a cell phone. I'm far from an expert and I can't explain why we're having these technical difficulties. However, we're working to resolve the issue. Unfortunately, at this time, we can't do things any other way. I apologize.