involved. i told the committee i do not want to comment about these events publicly. as a recovering alcoholic and cancer survivor, i have struggled with depression and anxiety. as a result, i avoid public speaking. brett kavanagh and i were friends in high school but we have not spoken directly in several years. i do not recall the events described by dr. ford in her testimony before the senate judiciary committee today. i never saw brett act in the manner dr. ford describes. i am knowingly submitting this letter under penalty of felony. joyce vance, i've looked around. you are not only the only lawyer here, you're the highest ranking lawyer here. there is the letter. what does that mean to you? does that advance the ball anywhere from where we were today? >> you know, it doesn't. and i suspect that if one of my oldest and dearest friends was