. >> by name is michael goldman, i have had the privilege to serve for the last year. they have been very active participants in that committee and have been very constructive. i very strongly recommend both of them to be appointed. as far as the qualifications for the other individuals, i don't think i have seen either of them attending any patient advocacy committee meeting as a member of the public. and i like you to encourage those people that have been very constructive. >> i would like to thank you for letting me speak, first of all. second of all, why think he is very well qualified in taking this position on the medical taskforce. he has put many long hours in different projects and the medical cannabis issue. as far as he goes, he is very well qualified. basically, how they survive like we all have. all of the candidates, -- and the

we have michael goldman with us. tell us about your company, mike? >> sure. yrci is a federal contractor and we provide operational support for human resources and contract management. >> here in fairfax? >> we are. >> and will you tell us how much you're about to donate? >> sure. on behalf of yrci, the partners, myself and others, i would like to present a check for $101,000. >> whoa! >> may i touch this? >> that is -- congratulations. you're surrounded by your employees here, too. this is incredibly generous. this is going to mean so muchitol cap -- to the capital area food bank. elissa is one of the senior food bank directors. this is terrific, isn't it? >> it is. the eighth year on the road that yrci has been our manor sponsor of stuff a truck and everyone else is supportive to us. >> and what will the money do for the capital area food bang? >> well, basically, what the money is going to do for every dollar we raise, we can turn that into three meals we give back to the community. $100,000 provides a lot of meals to our community. >> and that is wonderfu

differ whether the rate of growth will suffer by .5%, which is mark zandi, or .66%, goldma goldman sachs, or , michael ponn. whatever the specific percentage, we know it will be grave and serious in the damage to our economy, if we fail to extend and enlarge the social security tax cut. so i urge my colleagues to heed the voices that they are hearing back home, as i am hearing from ordinary citizens, middle-class families, and we are talking here about a middle-class famiy measure that will benefit people like marilyn in bloomfield, who writes to me, "i believe these cuts need to remain in effect in order to avoid the deepening -- avoid deepening the recession we are in. i urge you to support the president's jobs plan and pass as much of it as you can in the upcoming legislative session for the benefit of struggling families." she writes and she says shall "to urge you to vote in favor of extending the payroll tax cut for workers beyond december 31." and listen to people like jenny. they are in every one of our states. jenny, who is from south port, connecticut: "i know you will do the right thing whe