 So I come from the state of New York where there are over 25,000 children in foster care. Our child care system is plagued with all the problems this committee and all of you have outlined and aim to address in trying to fix this with this reauthorization. High costs, homelessness, challenges entering the workforce when they're completed foster care, and a lack of legal representation, which is something that really hits home to me. When I was a full-time practicing lawyer, I did a lot of pro bono work for the Legal Aid Society in upstate New York.