shaun donovan is someone who we are very fortunate.pped up to serve in this cabinet and brings with him a wealth of talent and experience that is well matched to the challenges of this debarment that he is an architect, scholar, experienced public servant, a private business leader, a great administrator, and to top it off as my wife commented to me when she first met shaun at a gala for the enterprise for the commuting partners in new york, and he is so good looking. [laughter] >> shaun donovan has previously served in a number of public administration roles. he was commissioner of the department of housing and preservation of development in new york city. and if you can make it in new york, they say you can make it anywhere. in new york he was responsible for overseeing a program that helped to build and preserve 165,000 affordable homes during his tenure. he was among other things the architect of the new york city acquisition fund which was an award-winning collaboration between the public private and non-profit sectors to create a

secretary shaun donovan, we are so pleased to have with us today, will then respond to the survey findingsnd discuss his department's approach to the issue of homelessness. this is not the first time that secretary donovan has been with us since he became -- he came even before he was secretary alleging that he was the housing director of new york city. so he's been with us all the way and we are so pleased. also, want to mention and note that he's the chair of the u.s. interagency council on homelessness. and the agriculture department is very, very important, and we're so pleased to have dr. janey thornton. she will response to hunger findings. this department, although perceived to be much more rural, when it comes to feeding people that live in a densely populated areas of america, this department is doing more and more to serve urban and suburban america. so at this point i'd like to call in order the chair of gas tonia and after her we will go to each person i have mentioned. thank you very much. >> thank you, tom. i think throughout all the cities that have been surveyed, my city is

secretary shaun donovan, we are so pleased to have with us today, would then respond to the survey findings and discuss his department's approach to the issue of homelessness. this is not the first time that secretary donovan has been with us since he became -- he came even before he was secretary, alleging that he was the housing director of new york city. so he's been with us all the way, and we are so pleased. i also want to mention that he is the chair of the uscm agency council on homelessness. and agriculture department is very, very important. we are so pleased to have doctor thorton, and she would respond to hunger find that this department, although perceived to be much more rural, when it comes to feeding people that live in apothecaries of america, this department is doing more and more to serve urban and suburban america. so i this point i would like to call in order, i would like to call the chair, ms. stultz, of gastonia. and then after her we will go with each person i have mentioned. thank you very much. >> thank you, tom. i appreciate having the opportunity to be here today

been deeply impressed with the work of secretary ray lahood of transportation, housing secretary, shaun donovane.p.a. administrator lisa jackson, where the federal government is in the process of creating a new partnerships with our communities, businesses and families in terms of how the federal government does business and invests that money. but even with bold vision and with more value being extracted, we actually are going to need to invest more money. the chinese, for instance, are investing about nine times as much as the united states in their infrastructure needs. we are losing the race for global competitiveness while we see conditions deteriorate here at home. the society of civil engineers has graded american infrastructure at a d and suggest that it require at least $2.2 trillion in the next five years to bring things up to standard. if we act now, there are in fact areas of broad support for more investment, from business, local government and the american people, if this increased money goes to rebuild and renew our country. there is a danger that our current direction will not b