that democrats and republicans in washington can agree on and perhaps that is that the aarp leadership doesn t necessarily protect the best interests of the american senior citizens but they pledge to represent. so i simply take a few as representing the leadership of aarp, please don t mislead our seniors. they sent all of us, republicans and democrats alike to this body to represent them. please don t use ms ponds to line your pockets on their backs. without a yield that. cannot comment? the gentlelady yells back. i think it s very important that we not allow the purpose of this hearing to be taken in a different direction. the seniors of this nation deserves the right to know how money is being spent and whether it s been spent in their best interest. with that, i yield five minutes to the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer. thank you, mr. chairman. i actually agree with the notion about the senior citizens. i would first of all like to thank aarp because i have