but the country will be much better off with your guidance and your knowledge in this slot. mr. chairman, i yield back. >> thank you, sir. >> thank you. senator carden. >> thank you, mr. chairman. dr. price, gen, thank you for your willingness to serve. and ewe also thank you your family for being willing to put up with your voluntary choices. i want to talk about a few issues in the time that i have. one, yesterday, the president, by kpeskt order, reininstituted the global gag rule, but he also id did it in a i what that is more that would provide or promote abortion. in the past, the policy only applied to agencies to gut family planning. now it applies to organizations that get global healthy money. potentially, help programs, and expansion of pepfar, the hiv/aids. my question is this.