ms. hofacre, let me start with you. during your and your view with the committee staff you are asked this question, are you aware of any political bias by employees in the cincinnati office against tea party organizations. you responded, no, i am not. is that correct? >> yes, sir. >> you also asked this question, are you aware of any political motivations behind the development in screening and grouping of tea party cases and again he responded, no, i am not. correct? >> yes, sir. >> is your testimony the same today? >> yes, sir. >> did you ever received directions from anyone in the white house concerning your handling of the tea party applications? looks no, sir, i did not. >> we heard exactly the same thing from every -- just to let you know, we are the same thing you just said from every single person we interviewed. 16 of you all. so i don't understand why this keeps -- why these allegations keep cropping up. mr. hofacre, senator mitch mcconnell least a video that was paid for by his political campaign and i would

ms. hofacre i'm sorry. in any event you started getting these cases in the beginning of 2010, was that? >> server, it was the end of april 2010. >> okay, the beginning of 2010 and this wasn't the targeting by a group of your colleagues in cincinnati that decided we are going to go after folks. most of the cases where they tea partier patriot cases? >> served, they were all tea partier patriot cases. >> where their progressive cases and how were they handled? >> i was on the project until october 2010 and i was only instructed to work tea party/ patriot -- >> and then you sought counsel for advice from higher-ups in washington and that was mr. hull sitting next to you? >> i was instructed to contact mr. hull. >> did you get a device that what was happening with those who contacted you ordered you were just waiting for hull? what was going on? >> i'm not rude clear on what you're asking. >> taxpayers and those who submitted those requested you hear from them at all? >> yes, sir. as mr. hull and i said i sent