were -- [background sounds] pleasure pleasure -- >> well, good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to book,. i'm mike o'hanlon with the center for security, strategy and technology. we are honored and really just privileged, congressman, to have honorable adam smith of the state washington here to join us today to discuss defense policy. let me just give a brief word of introduction, we'll hear from the congressman, then we'll have a little conversation up here and look forward to you joining us with your questions in the 20 minutes or so in the next hour. i think many of you know congr...