he has been with his staff, tireless staff, working so hard. i applaud his person, charlie hoye, who has a fantastic knowledge of what goes on in this country as it relates to money. he came to the senate in 1983, been here all these years working in the appropriations committee. i'm not going to go through all the staff, but it is important to mention that my chief of staff has worked so very, very hard. and i want to mention one other person. i never met him until we started this, what we've been through, and that's -- i hope i don't get him in trouble, but that's john boehner's chief of staff, barry jackson. he's a real professional. it's been very difficult to work through all this stuff. but i admire his