before this committee last wednesday on may 8th? >> i believe i was. >> are you aware she did not acknowledge this investigation at the time. >> actually, i do not know. that i was engaged in other testimony that day. >> were you aware that the irs was preparing a statement to put out during this time last week? >> yeah. i don't know whether we knew at that time or not. >> wouldn't miss lerner have known that last week when she testified before the committee? >> i don't know. did you know that miss lerner was going to appear last friday may 10th on a panel called "news from the irs and treasury at the american bar association conference"? >> i knew she was appearing. i did not know the topic. >> did you or any of your subordinates direct lois bern lerner to make the statement acknowledging the targeting of tax exempt groups? >> it was a prepared q & a. >> do you know miss celia rody?