week. needless to say, we think senate democrats should continue to spend some quality time getting our nominations moved out of the senate. this afternoon the president will have his final event -- public event, anyway, by speaking on the phone with mississippi governor bryant. they're going so discuss storm relief and recovery efforts underway in mississippi and any help that the governor needs from the federal government. today the president also announced the appointment of an incredibly qualified team to serve under the guidance of white house counsel don mcgann to discuss ethics matters. this team consists of stephan, deputy assistant to the president and deputy assistant counsel to the president. rudan -- and james schultz as special assistants to the president associate counsel. together these aegs i'med lawyers have decades of experience in political counsel serving senators, members of congress, congressional committees, governors, and federal agencies. the appointment of a team of this caliber at such a high level reflects the critical