ms. contreras on that task. now, ms. contreras and i have some work experience that might be of interest to the president of the senate. ms. contreras led arizona legal women and youth services, a legal aid organization for children and young adults who have experienced abuse, neglect, family separation, homelessness, and human trafficking. before my time in the congress i ran the oregon legal services for the elderly program, the legal aid program especially for seniors, and then the rest of the time i was codirector of the oregon gray panthers, helping again families and seniors and others. back then seniors were constantly getting clobbered by insurance scams and bill collectors. somebody needed to be there for them. so, ms. contreras is very, very qualified for this job, qualified to steer families first into a period of exceptional progress, because states are really hungry, mr. president, for this option, the option that makes a big difference because it ensures that we're not writing off our families, we're not giv