he was there. but i would just say that, you know, that this notion that somehow that the minority has the super power ability to be able to not only name the witnesses, but set the day and to be able to slow down progress on any bill, if that were the case, having been in the minority eight years, we would have used it to stop most of the agenda that my republican friends have put forward. so i put -- again, i will make that letter available to anybody who is interested. >> mr. chairman, i have a question. i was -- you made a statement and i'm not sure if -- how you were wording it, i was never promised by mr. nad her he would work with us on a minority hearing day from now to infinity. he said no, we're not having it. he did not. >> my understanding is he said that in committee. maybe i'm wrong, but we can find