Pete Sessions: “Mr. Chairman, thank you very much, and I want to thank our witness for being here and the conversation that she is…”

We believe these witnesses represent the resiliency of this island, not just the hopes and dreams, not just the culture, but the future.

That is why we respect the ability of local people to make local decisions and to come up with an answer.

We are saying, we want you to be pragmatic, we want you to be fair.

It does not take a lot to have to sit here and listen and conjure up in your mind the undertaking that you are all involved in.