Morano acknowledges committee members De La Rosa and Wong

Thank you, Minority Leader Carr.

Well said.

I want to acknowledge my colleagues on the committee who are here today.

I want to begin by mentioning Councilmember Carmen De La Rosa.

Thank you very much for being here.

And I'll note that while we may come from different boroughs, different political parties, and probably different worldviews, I can't think of somebody that has been more effective as a council member.

And when I joined this body, she was one of the first people that I sought out to learn from about how to do this job well.

And I don't mind telling you that several of the ideas that she gave me, not only as chair of this committee, but just as a council member in general, have been very stellar.

So on a personal note, thank you very much, council member.

I also want to acknowledge a man who is really distinguishing himself as one of only two council members that stayed for every minute of the marathon finance committee hearing

last week and the only one that wasn't the chair.

And so far, this perfect attendance record of his remains intact, which is a neat trick when there are two committees going on at the same time.

I also had the privilege of visiting his district on Friday, and the jury's still out of whose district has better bagels, his or mine.

But that is of...

the co-chair of the Common Sense Caucus of Queens, Phil Wong.

Councilmember Wong, thank you.

All right.