demonstrating to vladimir putin that the world is serious about cracking down on his behavior. >> let me ask you while i have you, congressman, about the state of the union. president biden delivers his first speech on tuesday, as you have probably heard us discussing. i understand you have a special guest for the address. can you tell us anything more about it, any -- and more broadly, what do you want to hear from the president right now on tuesday? >> well, i want to hear, of course, what he's planning for the remainder of the year and what he will do to help the economy grow in our country. americans are frustrated we have been living under two years of a pandemic. and, so, i know the president will be talking about those very important things. but another issue i believe he will address and something that the house of representatives will address this week is making right by our iraq and afghanistan war veterans who were exposed to burn pits over the years. burn pits for this generation of