so stephanie phelps. >> yes. thank you so much for having me. i just want to say it's been a pleasure to work with dr. brokaw the last 1.5 years, and i'm proud of the work that we're doing and the work in mental health and engaging in a mobile t.b. program that should be coming soon. >> president feinstein: excellent. thank you. thank you. vice president nakajo or commissioner covington, any questions or comments? >> commissioner nakajo: i defer to commissioner covington first, and then, i'll have a comment after the commissioner. >> president feinstein: all right. commissioner covington, please? >> commissioner covington: okay. thank you, madam president, and thank you, mr. vice president. and so dr. brokaw, can we begin at the beginning? can you tell us how you were invited to interview for this position? >> yes. my background is in emergency medicine, and in 2010, i decided that patients were getting lost in the system and needed that heath advocacy and navigation was a much needed service, so i peeled out of the emergency room and created a