I know that some might be concerned about my going there. But if you are not a woman, it is tough to understand that when you need a feminine hygiene product you need one immediately.

We might disagree on the merits of the cases, Mr. Chairman, that is not my issue.

Mr. Chairman, I did have other questions for the remaining officers. And I would think there would be more questions for this group than there is going to be for the Library and for the Copyright Office.

Thank you for bringing it up.

So could you share with the subcommittee your insights, both of your insights, on CRS' culture and how any change to those policies related to releasing reports could change that culture.

I would like you to prejudge what we are likely to hear from, large versus small copyright owners.

Let's get them more money, Mr. Chairman.

Your request is $114.4 million. That is a 7 percent increase over last year, which I don't find excessive.

So if we could expand the availability, that would be great.

I would like Mr. Plaster to give us an estimate of the total cost that has been reprogrammed.

There is no agency that knows exactly what litigation they are going to enter into.