so why can't -- i mean, this is not a partisan issue. there are bills being proposed. >> it's not. >> there's the shield bill and then sipa. why is it taking so long for congress. i mean, everyone wants to be a hero here. why not do it? >> look, in the last congress, we passed the grid act out of the house which addressed this exactly. it authorized the regulations. they could regulate against cyber, kinetic, emp, and it stalled in the senate. it's interesting that the four senators are now writing about it but they had the opportunity to solve this problem. again, we don't have to go and pass this on to ratepayers. people already pay enough in taxes. they are already funding the department of energy. $30 billion budget, less than 10% one-time costs because this only has to be done once, could pay for it. >> congressman, what would it take to divert the money from dod d.o.e., into a pocket so the