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This brings me to the topic of todays proceedings. I would like to recap my recollection of the timeline in which these events played out. I testified about all of this at length in my deposition. In july, i became aware of a hold being placed on obligation of the State Departments military financing or fmf and dods usai fund. In meetings i heard the president directed the Office Of Management And Budget to hold the funds because of his concern for corruption in ukraine. Let me say at the outset...

Were you ever able to get a reason why that hold was on? did you ever get a reason? >> no, maam. the only thing i ever heard about it, this is again second, third hand, was that the president was concerned about corruption. but that was all i ever heard. >> so would you -- were you ever provided any additional information about the reason for the hold? >> no, maam. >> i thank you and yield the balls of my time to the chairman. >> i thank the gentle woman. my authorities, mr. hale, isnt it common...