Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you very much, witnesses.
It's certainly a different approach that we have to the issue today. I would summarize it by saying that you've come as close as anybody to saying that the entire exercise is one effort at misleading the public and this committee, but those are my words; I know they're not yours.
I'm going to split my time with Mr. Valley, but I want to ask you, Mr. Rubin, if this bill would be acceptable if the privacy provisions were eliminated. That's number one.
Second, I know you've said this already, but I just want to make sure I heard you correctly. You are skeptical, to say the least. Do you not believe that a voluntary reporting system will enhance a culture of safety and reporting that currently does not exist?