accomplishment, one of the greatest. he was a presence in the hearing room, a determined investigator and a true believer in congressional oversight. he loved the house of representatives. we remember him for his humor, charm, integrity and his fantastic twitter account. our thoughts are with debbie dingell and the entire family. chairman dingell will be missed. >> mr. chairman? can i add to that as well? as far as mr. dingell's service and our thoughts and prayers are with them and the service he rendered. i will agree with you on that. >> thank you. i will recognize myself for an opening statement. mr. whitaker, i want to begin by commending the tradition of independent law enforcement at the department of justice. as you and i both know it is the career officials at the department, the fbi and the u.s. attorney offices whose