ensign's conduct with cynthia hampton constituted employment discrimination on the basis of sex in the form of sexual harassment and referred to the press report in which an anonymous source stated that the senator had made a severance payment to ms. hampton it. goes on to specify how they asked to you submit more documentation. you did. and then following that, they began their investigation. the report issues no other initiating action other than getting your request for the investigation. how do you feel this evening having in effect started this investigation in the senate and seen where it has come out? >> well, we're obviously quite pleased. it could have been a little sooner than the 22 months it's taken, obviously. but it's clear that mr. ensign did resign because he was under threat of expulsion, which as you said earlier is so rare. and that certainly is what we were calling for all along, that senator ensign should be expelled. but i think the report also