it was. i have to ask you if on the committee it felt like too much as well? >> i'll tell you what, it was a long day today. but you know, when you -- let's talk about lieutenant colonel vindman's statement this morning when he said to his dad, you know, i'll be okay basically for telling the truth. and rachel, it was just a reminder of what we're all really fighting for and working so hard for. and that's our democracy. that's the american dream. that is the safety and security of our nation. we had some powerful testimony today starting with lieutenant colonel vindman and ms. williams. and both two career service officers who have served in republican and democratic administrations who simply came in today to tell the truth and said that the call that the president made on the 25th of july, that what the president