Gennaro thanks committee staff and recognizes attending members

I would like to thank the committee staff, Senior Legislative Councils Natasha Bynum and Sierra Townsend.

Natasha Bynum is here.

Sierra is remote.

Senior Policy Analyst Ricky Chawla, Financial Analyst Tanvir Singh, as well as my Legislative Director Josh Gachette, who's sitting in the front row, for all their hard work.

I do want to recognize the other Sierra.

We have Sierra Unger, so we have two Sierras, dos Sierras.

And she's an intern?

What is she?

What's that?

A legal extern.

A legal extern.

Okay, after the hearing, I'll find out what that means.

Okay, I will recognize the great council members who have joined us.

Here we go.

Council Member Sanchez, Council Member Hanks, Council Member Epstein, Council Member Aviles, not a member of this committee, but has a bill, and she always shows up when her bills are heard.

Great council member and a great American, if I do say so myself.

And so,

Okay.

Well, okay, all the council members are great Americans.

Okay.

As are all of you.

This is like, this is the, you know, yeah, this is like a Vatican of great Americans here.

I invoke the Vatican.

Oh, okay.

So, yeah, so Mr.

Entrance himself, Lincoln Ressler, another great American, has joined us.

And, okay, as well as financial, Tanversing, did I say that already?

What am I up to?

Okay.

So I, no, I got to recognize, I recognize the colleagues, right?

Yeah.

Did I do that?

Oh, I did the colleagues already.

Yeah.

I'm getting older, you know.

Yeah, I'm going to recognize Councilmember Aviles.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

And now it's my honor to recognize my good colleague, Councilmember Aviles, for a statement.

Councilmember Aviles.