having been elected on the first two native american women ever to serve the congress alongside deb collins thank you for the introduction and everyone at the progressive policy institute for hosting this panel today. i'm really grateful to have the opportunity to get the chance to speak with and hear from such a distinguished panel to discuss the challenges hitting every single family where it really hurts and that's the rising cost of food. it's pretty clear that the whole the goal of our society right now is feeling so much of the squeeze of the pinch of the pain of going to the grocery store and not being sure if you're able to afford enough food for the week. the cost of groceries has certainly skyrocketed. the cost of eggs is up 53 percent sat alone. we see families have tightened their budget at the same time that we are seeing corporate profits in the food sector hitting record highs of the grid hear more about this, that's not by accident. there's been years of market consolidation that have left consumers with fewer choices and higher prices. system is stacked against small busine