they could to engage senator mcconnell and i. and as a result of that, i think we were able to talk and hopefully develop a strong relationship. senator mcconnell and i have worked together for many years. the last little bit is no surprise it has not been too good. so anyway, i appreciate the work that senator alexander and senator schumer did, i'm grateful for senator pryor and that gang of senators that did some things that helped us. so i would hope that in the future, the work that was done by senator pryor and collins, they will be able to get together to create some separation here from all this shrill -- these shrill voices that we hear, i agree that are not helpful. this crisis is historic, let's