John Garamendi actually said...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I will try to be brief, because I really want to hear from the witnesses here.

Before I begin, I do want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for following through on my request to convene this morning's hearing.

I am particularly interested in the way in which you have this public-private partnership in the bay area. Is that a model for other places?

One thing we know for certain is that the GPS system is going to go down, some time, some place, in a very inopportune moment.