 Thank you so much. Chairman Sanders, Ranking Member Cassidy, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. My name is Dr. Abdul El-Sayed. I trained as a physician and epidemiologist. I serve Wayne County, Michigan, as its health officer and director of the Department of Health, Human, and Veteran Services. Wayne County is home to the city of Detroit, 42 surrounding communities. It's Michigan's largest, most diverse county with 1.8 million residents.