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There is not that many rural co-ops still left.

So we can go--we can identify some areas ourselves where they are just, they just cannot get service.

So to me, that would be a high priority.

We are paying for all, the Federal Government is paying to reimburse those who were led to believe this is safe and secure and it is cheaper.

My recommendation would be, based on what we talked, with the Huaweis, and all the concerns we had, that that be a high priority of yours to ask in your budget?

How can we make sure that they are doing what is needed?

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I have really hard concerns about the ESG because if ESG is not taken with the same light that, basically, geopolitical unrest that we see around the world, you are putting us in a very unfair advantage--or disadvantage--can be very…

We wrote it with free trade agreements for us to have a free trade agreement, we knew there had to be more of a--more of a confidence that we are going to have a pretty good supply chain and not be held hostage.

But his was--if I am understanding, his was a 60- 90-day, you know, comment period.

My colleagues on both sides of the aisle, as well as businesses of all sizes have expressed concern SEC has provided insufficient time for public comment.

And I think, you know, because they were just trying to survive, so the environment took a way, way far back seat.

But we don't, do we?

What we are concerned about is, you know, I know the EU and I am fine. I said, I don't have a problem with our allies. What I have a problem with is going to countries that we don't have what we would call a secure supply chain.

We think that there were nefarious acts by those responsible to protect themselves and the heck with our depositors.

If I was capable of bringing some people together on both sides and says, listen, let's sit down and talk about what we think, that we could basically come and look at over a 3-month period to come back with a guaranteed vote on the floor…

I really believe that in my heart.

I don't think we should do it without you all involved showing us how to structure that.