Preclearance saved those defendant jurisdictions literally billions of dollars over the course of the time that preclearance was in effect. Why . Because without preclearance, they would have been subject to litigation. In the end when they good afternoon. Still working on that i see. Well get better. Yesterday three u. S. Service members and one partner nation member were killed while providing assistance to Counter Terror operations. As many of you are aware u. S. Forces are in the country to provide training and security assistance. In their effort to counter violent extremist organizations. Additionally two u. S. Service members were injured and evacuated in stable condition to germany. Names are being with hheld at h time. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the Fallen Service member whose made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of the freedoms we hold so dear. The president also visited las vegas yesterday to offer his support to the incredible people the