for all the work she has done, and just like ann normally does i would like to have everyone from ihssnd up today. [ applause ] so megan and i work very closely together, megan and i work very closely together and i have been hearing for the past number of months how much work you guys have been slammed with and i want to say in ihss, when i go down there and walk around, people have such a great attitude and really know that you are doing this for the clients. and it's amazing to me, given all of the things that get slammed on ihss, more and more regulations and all of that, that people manage to have such a great attitude and really care about the worker that they are doing because i know it's not easy for you all. everybody here is from a generic unit, but i know you are dealing with more and more complex cases and you are the ones working with some of our most difficult to serve clients and to be able to do that and have that skill is pretty incredible and thank you for for being here to support tanisha, but for all the work that you do together. tanisha, the people who nominate yo

in-home supportive services, supporting legislationings that allows the consumer, the ihss consumer to delegate an authorized representative. as was pointed out in deputy director's report, there has been a lot of work because of the overtime and new regulations as she pointed out in recognizing miss hogan. so we need to be on top of that and looking at designating a consumer representative, somebody that can help move through. the concern is that the devil is in details on that and we don't know what that legislation looks like yet, but that was an area that we want to be watching. so on behalf of purposes for program application, eligibility maintenance and execution of employer functions and again, long-term care and there will be a report. self-sufficiency and that the state supplemental payments should be increased above poverty levels and looking for legislation that would support annual cost adjustment. so as things go up and others are decreased, that people aren't able to stay even and slip further and further into poverty. and also areas in this to support the ombudsman progr

i currently work as a caregiver for ihss, the in home support services. prior to this i worked in the private sector until my parent was terminally ill and took time off from work to care for him and the experience was profound. this taught me compassion for the sick and the elderly and the under privileged and changed by perspective. after that i decided to work as an in home caregiver and over 12 years i have worked with diverse communities. i have cared for people of different races, age, sexual orientation and disabilities and the terminally ill. the work is heart breaking sometimes but also enriching. this experience gives me incite to every man's health challenges. i see and hear about medical issues, not only of sick people but of healthy people who seek preventive medical care. as a patient myself i too experienced medical challenges. i have sat in waiting room clinics listening to patient's grievances and experiencing my own. i am actively involved in focus groups and advisory committees and attend cancer support groups. i have been a member of t