Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, as the Speaker noted in his opening comments, there has been some discussion about security in the building. The amount of money that was proposed for improved security was discussed by Members for some time, and we have all agreed that we can balance the need for security and the need to keep the building as open as possible for our public to come in and feel comfortable here. We would like to reduce the amount of money that was originally proposed for security spending.
Therefore, Mr. Chairman,