i'm endorsing nick rusanoff right now. and i first met nick two years ago when i came back from afghanistan and i met him in a nonprofit organization that gets them back outside. at the time, i told him, no, leave me alone. i gave my number to him and you know what, he kept calling me, telling me get signed up for school benefits. get signed up for va health care. i ended up calling nick at 1:00 a.m. and he talked to me that whole night until 3:00 a.m. that next morning, he was at my door and he took me to the san francisco va and i spoke to dr. strasnika and dr. burgerman. he got me signed up for school benefits as well. currently, i'm working on my benefits, my education program to become a vet tech. i endorse nick rusanoff and if you can't find anyone, he is the best guy you can have for this committee. thank you, have a best day. >> chairman: thank you for your moving testimony. next speaker, please. >> good morning, committee members. i'm a county representative service for the county of san mateo and i'm calling on be