i think we might have britany (inaudible) on the line. i just want to double check mr. clerk.e online? >> i do not see her log on. >> okay, wanted to double check to make sure. so, thank you madam chair for letting us have this hearing. i know we have a lot we are catching up on. i ink this is is a important topic. i want to thank director davis, joe, suzy for the amazing work that you all have done. this is such a important topic and if anything i think covid really highlight ed a lot of disparity already there, underscored it and motivated to do better and underscored the need what is out there and how we mobilize during covid how we have impact. whether right to recover or cash assistance for food or intervention for child care. all the things and wonderful projects that have begin so sometimes out of crisis we can have something really positive as a result. want to thank jim, all the advisory group members that contributesed to this and everyone that has come out today to support the progress. we made significant strides. really encouraged suzy to hear about the foster you

i think we might have britany (inaudible) on the line. i just want to double check mr. clerk.e online? >> i do not see her log on. >> okay, wanted to double check to make sure. so, thank you madam chair for letting us have this hearing. i know we have a lot we are catching up on. i ink this is is a important topic. i want to thank director davis, joe, suzy for the amazing work that you all have done. this is such a important topic and if anything i think covid really highlight ed a lot of disparity already there, underscored it and motivated to do better and underscored the need what is out there and how we mobilize during covid how we have impact. whether right to recover or cash assistance for food or intervention for child care. all the things and wonderful projects that have begin so sometimes out of crisis we can have something really positive as a result. want to thank jim, all the advisory group members that contributesed to this and everyone that has come out today to support the progress. we made significant strides. really encouraged suzy to hear about the foster you

i also want to recognize britany (inaudible) and (inaudible) morris who helped in that capacity. [applause] so, i have the amazing honor to introduce to you all tonight some what i call warriors lions tiger jz mama bear. this has really been about-not go too in depth because i know everybody is ready for cocktails or whatever is waiting, because the main thing that i would want to stress is what they did is they helped us build relationships. they helped us build connections and made sure that the folks who felt like they were invisible were seen. i fond this quote i want to read i think really embodies what these folks represent from bogs that says we never know how our small activities will effect others through the invisible fabric of our connectiveness. in this explicitly connected world it is never a question of critical mass, it is always about critical connections. and so if i dont say anything about any of them, just know that they did the work to make the critical connections. they understood the importance of seeing people. they understood the importance of listening to