far as we know, an offer? >> it's very significant, because what chris blazey ford is saying to not just the committee but to the american people is i want to testify. this is my intent. i'm going to make this work. we're figuring out the details, but i want to testify, and why that is important is because now for the senate republicans, anything that derails her testifying is going to look like it was arguing over logistical or arbitrary or, frankly, political details in terms of who gets to testify when or who is asking the questions. she's basically standing now on -- she's taking a clear stand and position, and it makes the other side risk just looking political if this doesn't somehow come together. >> and tim, this is still a very delicate situation, because we