i also want to associate myself with chairman hoby and other members who have spoken on the question of specific earmarks for health related diseases in this bill. every member of this subcommittee has a personal story to tell. every member of the subcommittee has a case to be made for their constituents that drove us to seek an appointment to the subcommittee in the first place, from cancer to mental health, to meditation and other forms of health related practices that can improve the nation's health, and there's a constant battle on this committee for the years that i have been on it to try to find an appropriate and necessary resource to address each of our individual and collective concerns. one of my sinful project since i have been on the subcommittee has been addressing the issues of health disparities. when i first got appointed to the subcommittee, then chairman porter of the subcommittee while i was trying to advance what i thought for closing for found gaps that existed in our society existed on good science. he said as much as i want to be supported the needs to be drive