ms. poppe, you're recognized for five minutes. >> i want to talk about the impact of homelessness and youth. i want to thank chairman biggert for the passage of the hearth act. today we are here to pass three requirements in that act. a change in hud's homeless definition, a gao study on federal definitions and the development of a federal plan. i'm pleased to report that we have made progress in all three. hud's new definition reflects the agreement that was reached in the hearth act. and we have followed up on the gao's study to advance federal work on a common vocabulary. and as you know, we have the first ever federal strategic plan to prevent and end homelessness. it is horrifying in a nation as wealthy as ours that nearly 1 million children and youth experience homelessness. the testimony we have just heard underscores this tragedy. the deputy assistant mark johnson has noted the latest hud data shows nearly 240,000 family members were homeless on a assemble night in january of 2011. whil