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A
I'm
very
excited
to
be
here,
not
a
committee
chairmanship
that
I
expected
to
get,
but
it's
one
that
I'm
very
excited
about
and
I
think
we're
under
a
lot
of
pressure
with
the
emphasis
has
been
put
on
this
committee
with
the
the
topics
that
we
are
within
our
jurisdiction
and
it's
a
challenge
that
I
take
very
seriously
and
I'm
very
excited
about
the
things
that
we
can
get
accomplished.
A
Working
with
the
the
other
chamber
and
working
with
the
the
cabinet
I
had
my
first
meeting
with
secretary
friedlander
yesterday
and
I'm
very
excited
about
working
with
him
and
the
Commissioners
and
and
getting
some
things
accomplished
that
address
our
children
and
our
families
within
the
Commonwealth.
In
that
we
can
put
more
info
emphasis
on
these
things
and
they're,
not
part
of
a
larger
committee,
so
very
excited
about
that.
Before
we
get
started.
I
would
ask
the
clerk
to
please
call
the
roll.
A
A
Here
we
do
have
a
quorum.
We
do
have
some
members
that
are
not
present.
Hopefully
they
will
be
here
shortly.
I
do
want
to
introduce
a
couple
new
members
to
the
Senate
that
are
part
of
this
committee,
I'm
very,
very
excited
to
have
them
here
and
that's
from
Senate
12
District
12,
Amanda,
Mays,
Bledsoe
wave
your
hand,
so
we
know
who
you
are
and
then
we
also
have
from
Senate
District
Six
Senator
Lindsey
tichenor,
where
she
down
here.
A
Okay,
welcome
to
both
of
you
all
and
before
we
move
forward.
I
also
like
to
have
to
introduce
the
the
committee
staff-
and
that's
really
kind
of
the
purpose
of
the
meeting
today-
is
to
get
everyone
familiar
with
each
other
and
then
kind
of
go
over
general.
A
What
the
the
the
jurisdiction
is
of
this
committee
and
kind
of
give
some
general
ground
rules
on
how
we're
going
to
handle
the
committee
and
some
of
the
things
that
will
be
priorities
and
then
we're
going
to
let
the
secretary
to
speak
and
introduce
himself
and
talk
a
little
bit
about
with
the
executive
branch
side
and
how
the
interactions
will
go
with
this
committee
and
whatever
the
secretary
would
like
to
say
so.
A
First,
our
lead
analysts
lead
staff,
Samir
and
Nasir
did
I
pronounce
that
right
in
the
last
name:
okay
and
looking
forward
to
working
with
Samir
Ben
Payne,
analysts,
Logan
Bush,
analysts,
Becky
Lancaster
committee
assistant,
and
then
we
also
have
Eric
rodenberg,
a
graduate
fellow
where,
where
are
you
welcome?
A
Moving
on
to
the
next
item?
If,
if
you
all
will
look
in
your
your
package,
you'll
see
the
jurisdictions
for
this
committee
and
we
will
be
covering
obviously
issues
dealing
with
families
and
children.
A
Matters
pertaining
to
child
welfare,
adoptions,
assistance
to
children,
children's
homes,
commitment
and
care
of
Children
and
Families
Child
Protective,
Services,
Adult,
Protective,
Services,
State,
guardianship,
caregiver
support
services,
child
support
programs,
supported
dependents,
family
preservation,
programs,
social
service
programs,
Child
Care
senior
citizens
and
aging
disabilities
rate
crisis,
centers,
domestic
violence,
shelters,
sexual
assault
programs
and
then
the
public
assistance
programs
all
fall
within
the
jurisdiction
of
this
committee.
My
plan
is
to
work
with
my
my
counterpart
down
in
the
house
and
in
each
one
of
these
categories
to
try
to
set
priorities
for
each
one
of
these.
A
What
are
the
most
pressing
problems
that
we
have
having
and
as
we
spoke
with
the
secretary
yesterday,
what
I
see
right
now
is
probably
the
priority
for
this
committee
is
to
address
child
abuse
and
neglect
within
the
Commonwealth
and
I.
Think
I
saw
some
numbers
the
other
day
that
we're
still
like
number
43rd
I.
Think
it's
the
number
that
I
saw
in
in
this
in
the
country
in
this
category
and
that's
completely
unacceptable
and
I'm
hopeful
that
within
this
committee,
that
we
can
focus
on
specific
issues
and
really
make
an
impact
in
these
issues.
A
You
know
and
whether
it
be
one
at
a
time
but
to
really
make
an
impact
and
not
just
touch
on
a
little
bit
of
everything,
but
has
significant
impact
on
those
things
are
most
pressing
and
I'd
like
to
introduce
the
vice
chair
of
this
committee,
Julie
Rocky
Adams,
and
it's
an
honor
to
have
her
here
and
with
her
experience,
is
something
that
I
will
lean
on
very
heavily
and
probably
more
of
a
co-chair
model
than
a
vice
chair.
A
Simply
because
I
have
that
much
respect
and
and
I
know
her
heart
is,
is
in
these
issues
also
and
I.
Look
forward
to
working
with
her
throughout
the
next
few
years
on
this
committee.
I
do
want
you
all
to
know
that
the
cutoffs
for
any
amendments
or
committee
Subs
will
be
1
1
pm
on
each
Monday,
and
we
will
get
the
agendas
out
to
you
on
Mondays.
Also
yeah.
That's.
C
A
Okay
and
the
meetings
are
at
nine
o'clock
on
Tuesday
and
I
would
ask
that
you
please
be
prompt.
It's
it's
always
very
frustrating
in
committees
when
you
can't
get
a
quorum
and
the
work
of
this
committee
is
extremely
important,
especially
during
the
session.
We
will
need
you
all
here.
If
you
have
problems
or
something
comes
up,
you
can't
be
here
to
ask
that
you
please
contact
Samir
or
myself,
so
we
know
where
you
are
and
we
know
what
to
expect.
A
Another
thing
that
I
want
to
mention
is
during
the
session.
If
there
are
particular
meetings
that
we
have
that,
perhaps
we
may
not
have
maybe
one
bill
that
we'll
be
hearing
during
that
particular
meeting
we're
going
to
use
that
time
to
to
help
educate
the
committee.
A
We
have
new
members
and
on
topics
that
will
come
before
this
committee
to
give
some
background
on
these
various
topics,
because
I
think
that
would
be
very
helpful
and
if
we
have
an
hour-
and
we
will
only
have
an
hour
for
each
meeting,
so
that's
something
that
we're
going
to
hold
as
close
to
as
as
possibly
can
we
can.
A
But
for
me
that
normally
means
it's
probably
going
to
last
an
hour
and
a
half
to
two
hours
because
I,
like
long
meetings
but
I
I,
have
been
advised
that
it's
going
to
have
to
be
an
hour.
So
I'm
sure
I'll
get
a
lot
of
elbows
to
to
cut
it
off.
So
we're
going
to
use
the
time
as
as
efficiently
as
we
can
and
educate
as
much
as
we
can
for
the
new
committee
members.
A
That's
about
all
I
can
think
of
and
yeah
we'll
go
ahead
and
get
him
secretary
friedlander.
If
you
want
to
come
to
the
table,
sir
and
as
I
said,
I'm
very
excited
about
working
with
secretary
and
some
of
the
goals
that
the
cabinet
has
and
I
think
we're
on
the
same
page
in
a
lot
of
areas,
and
this
is
not
what
we
deal
with
or
not
political
issues.
A
These
are
dealing
with
our
families
and
with
our
kids
and
I,
think
it's
crucial
that
the
legislative
and
the
executive
branch
work
together
and
I'm
extremely
confident
that
that's
going
to
happen
and
that
that'll
be
I.
Think
a
good
relationship
and
I
think
we'll
be
successful.
Secretary
friedlander,
if
you
would
please
introduce
yourself
for
the
record
and
also
have
those
seated
with
you
at
the
table,
introduce
themselves
and
you
have
the
floor.
D
Thank
you,
I
appreciated
the
opportunity
to
meet
with
you
yesterday.
I
know
many
of
you,
but
I
do
want
to
reintroduce
myself
for
those
who
are
new.
My
name
is
Eric
Friedland
I'm
Secretary
of
the
Cabinet
for
Health
and
Family
Services
with
me.
I
have
my
really
kind
of
leadership
team
in
the
secretary's
office
and
I
will
ask
them
to
go
ahead
and
say
their
names
and
then
we'll
move
on.
E
Kerry
banahan
deputy
secretary
cabinet
for
Health
and
Family
Services
I've,
worked
in
state
government
for
over
37
years
of
those
29
have
been
with
the
cabinet
eight,
with
the
Department
of
Insurance
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
the
committee.
Thank
you.
F
D
And
Eric
friedlander
I've
started
work
with
the
cabinet
in
1985,
some
people
in
the
audience
weren't
born
yet
and
I.
Try
not
to
hold
it
against
them,
but
it's
all
been
with
the
cabinet,
several
different
names
cabinet
for
human
resources,
cabinet
for
families
and
children,
Cabinet
for
Health,
Services
and
now
Cabinet
for
Health
and
Family
Services,
and
within
that
time,
I've
served
in
appointed
positions
both
for
Democratic
and
Republican
Governors,
as
both
have
Jackie
and
Carrie.
D
So
I
just
I
say
that,
as
as
a
bit
of
a
way
of
introduction
to
hopefully
understand
that
we
will
and
pledge
to
work
with
you
all,
as
as
as
we
can,
and
so
a
tiny
introduction
on
the
Health
and
Family
Services
cabinet.
It
is
a
huge
cabinet.
There
are
a
few
States
they're
all
set
up
differently,
probably
about
13
that
have
kind
of
these
kind
of
giant
cabinets.
D
Then
there's
different
types
of
State
setups,
where
they're
county-based
systems
and
state-based
systems.
We
have
a
state-based
system,
so
lots
of
different
lots
of
different
ways
that
states
set
these
up.
There
was
a
task
force,
chfs
task
force
and
the
interim,
and
we
really
discussed
what
I
see
because
I've
been
working
for
this
cabinet,
since
1985
I've
seen
it
taken
apart
and
put
back
together
again
I
believe
it
works
better
together,
just
because
of
the
way
all
the
funding
flows,
the
Federal
Government
funding
flows
and
a
lot
of
times.
D
When
we
talk
about
eligibility
programs,
they
do
cross.
You
know
what
is
what
is
a
Medicaid
reimbursement
pay
for?
What
does
it
not
pay
for
What's
Health
Services?
What's
not
Health
Services?
All
of
these,
all
of
these
things,
intertwine
and
so
I
believe
we're
a
stronger
group
and
a
stronger
State
as
we
try
to
work
on
a
lot
of
these
issues
that
that
impact
across
systems,
child
abuse
and
neglect.
How
do
we
address
things
within
families
early
so
that
we
don't
continue
to
see
kids
rolling
through
the
system?
Oftentimes
I
I'm
on
record?
D
With
this,
when
we
see
a
child
fatality
or
a
terrible
outcome,
it
is
not
the
first
time
that
the
cabinet
has
been
in
contact
with
a
family
or
a
child,
and
that
has
been
true
since
I
started
with
a
cabinet,
and
so
how
do
we
continue
to
work
on
these
issues
so
that
doesn't
continue
to
happen
so
owning
that
it's
across
administrations
owning
that
it
is
across
time,
but
also
owning
that
we
need
to
do
something
about
it.
D
So
I
welcome
that
I
applaud
the
general
assembly
for
really
forming
this
committee,
oftentimes
at
no
offense
to
those
who've
done,
Health
and
Welfare
for
years
and
years
and
years,
just
like
the
cabinet,
when
you
say
Health
and
Welfare,
it's
Medicaid
and
everybody
else
always
Medicaid
is
cabinet's
about
18
billion
dollars
and
and
Medicaid's
14
or
15
of
that.
So
the
attention
always
goes
to
Medicaid
hospitals
providers,
nursing
facilities,
that's
where
that's
where
a
lot
of
the
attention
goes
and
not
enough.
D
Attention
then
goes
to
the
dcbs
side,
the
child,
protective
service
side,
The,
Adult,
Protective
Service
side,
which
hardly
anybody
ever
talks
about
and
is
critically
important.
So
these
are
pieces
that
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
all
over
time.
Child
care
I
think
the
pandemic
showed
us
how
important
the
child
care
industry
is
in
terms
of
getting
people
back
to
work
and
as
the
benefits
Cliff
again.
In
the
end
interim
that
task
force
looked
at
the
benefits
glyph
past
two
interim
sessions.
Child
Care
is
the
biggest
the
biggest
impact
Child
Care.
D
Once
you
lose
child
care,
it's
very
difficult
to
get
to
work.
There
are.
There
are
kind
of
hard
cutoffs
on
eligibility,
income,
eligibility
and
so
House
Bill
499
of
the
last
General
Assembly
we're
working
on
implementation,
but
that's
how
we
get
employers
to
be
able
to
provide
some
assistance
to
their
employees
for
child
care.
We're
working
on
that.
We
we
feel
like
we're
on
schedule
to
get
that
implemented
by
the
time
that
the
legislation
comes
into
effect,
so
I'm
excited
about
that.
D
It's
an
it's
an
experiment,
but
I
think
it's
it's
a
demonstration
of
the
understanding
of
why
Child
Care
is
important,
so
I
I,
just
I,
want
to
again
affirm
that
I
think
it's
great
that
that
there's
a
committee
that
that
looks
at
these
issues,
specifically
I,
always
talk
about
when
there's
a
new
secretary
of
the
cabinet
that
they
usually
approach
the
cabinet
from
one
angle
again
off
in
the
health
side
right
so
being
able
to
to
have
the
opportunity
to
express
what
is
the
broad
impact
of
the
cabinet
and
where
I
think
at
times
we
could
use
some
additional
scrutiny
and
we
could
use
some
additional
assistance
to
work
with
how
we
get
at
some
of
the
intractable
issues
around
child
abuse
and
neglect
around
adult
abuse
that
we
need
that
attention
and
I
I
look
forward
to
working
with
this
committee,
and
so
by
my
way
of
introduction.
D
Carrie
banahan
has
worked
in
Medicaid
side
and
the
insurance
side
and
kind
of
the
nuts
and
bolts
side
of
the
cabinet
for
many
years
within
the
cabinet.
So
she
has
expertise.
I
always
like
to
say
I
I,
don't
need
to
know
anything
everything!
I
need
to
know
the
people
that
know
it.
I'm
in
Carrie
is
somebody
that
knows
Medicaid
the
health
side
really
really
well
backwards
and
forwards
connect.
All
of
that
Sarah
Cooper
is
a
legislative
liaison
for
the
cabinet.
Those
of
you
who
are
new
Sarah
is
the
point
person
for
legislative
contacts.
D
Of
course,
many
of
you
have
my
number.
That
is.
That
is
absolutely
fine
and
we
talk
all
the
time
but
Sarah's
the
point
person
questions
on
legislation.
She
helps
keep
us
coordinated
within
the
cabinet,
so
you
know
you
know
if
you
call
to
from
people
in
the
cabinet.
Sometimes,
unfortunately,
you
can
get
different
answers.
We
try
to
coordinate
that
and
it's
not
because
anybody's
trying
to
say
anything
different.
It's
just
you
get
different
people
with
different
perspectives,
the
cabinets,
an
elephant-
and
you
know
that
old
story
about
you
feel
the
tail.
D
You
feel
the
the
toe.
You
feel
the
trunk
and
you
can
describe
it
as
different
things.
Jackie
Richardson
has
both
Jackie
and
I
worked
at
what
is
now
the
office
of
children
with
special
Health
Care
needs.
We
were
both
the
executive
directors
for
a
time
and
it's
a
it's
a
great
organization
to
understand
kind
of
different
perspectives
on
the
cabinet,
because
the
office
or
Commission
of
for
children
with
special
Healthcare
needs
as
a
provider
works
with
mcos
from
a
provider
perspective.
D
It's
also
a
state
agency,
so
it
does
have
some
a
special
protected
status,
state
employees.
So
all
the
things
that
come
with
the
challenges
of
of
the
Personnel
system
and
the
state
employees
system
we
work
through.
So
there
are
a
lot
of
perspectives
that
you
get
at
the
commission
for
children
with
special
Healthcare
needs.
That
I
think
are
important
to
understanding
the
cabinet.
I
always
like
to
say
when
you
have
a
smaller
agency
like
the
commission,
is
the
difference
between
it
and
Medicaid.
D
It's
just
the
number
of
zeros
at
the
end
of
the
budget
still
can
be
just
as
complicated
so
and
you
were
also
the
chief
of
staff
for
Dr
Troutman
at
Louisville,
Metro,
Public
Health,
so
Jackie
comes
with
a
wealth
of
experience
on
not
only
state
government
but
local
government
and
the
and
the
health
department
side,
which
is,
as
we've
seen
throughout
these
past
several
years.
How
important
that
is
to
have
that
understanding.
So
I
just
want
to
that's
kind
of
my
brief
introduction
and
I
hope.
D
I've
I've
covered
chairman
what
you
would
hope
that
I
would
cover.
C
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman
another
question,
but
a
comment
is
secretary:
freelanders
made
numerous
reference,
escorts
and
I
guess
for
a
historical
perspective
for
our
new
members,
this
task
force,
which
met
this
past
summer.
Its
purpose
was
to
look
at
reorganization,
the
the
cabin
for
Health
and
Welfare
and
I.
C
Think
a
lot
of
people
thought
there
was
a
hidden
agenda
there,
but
there's
not
I
think
we're
all
on
the
same
page
we're
just
trying
to
make
it
more
efficient,
more
effective,
more
responsive
to
our
constituents
and
I
want
to
commend
secretary
Freelander
and
his
staff.
They
did
a
wonderful
job
this
summer
in
opening
up
the
inner
workings
of
each
element
of
the
cabinet.
I
appreciate
that
we
will
have
a
bill
this
session.
That
deals
with
the
recommendation
that
came
around
that
reorganization
task
force-
and
this
committee
is
is-
is
part
of
that.
C
If
you
look
at
the
jurisdiction,
which
you
have
greatly
outlined
tomorrow,
we're
going
to
have
a
brief
orientation
session
with
our
new
members
of
Health
Services
committee,
you're,
going
to
see
a
comparable
list
of
jurisdiction,
it's
overwhelming
it
truly
is,
and
when
we
looked
at
the
cabinet,
we
also
said
we
need
to
look
at
ourselves,
because
the
new
members
will
appreciate
that
we're
in
a
30-day
session,
there's
a
very
narrow
bandwidth
to
get
things
accomplished,
and
certainly
everything
that
some
of
this
jurisdiction
should
be
a
priority
for
us,
but
also
on
the
health
services
side.
C
That
should
be
a
priority
for
us
and
again,
it
is
our
largest
cabinet
I,
think
there's
over
close
to
7
000
employees
and
again
we're
just
trying
to
do
it
better
and
more
efficiently,
more
responsible
consumers,
but
I
want
to
thank
secretary
Freelander
again
for
his
willingness
and
Co-op
operation
and
it's
being
great
interaction,
and
we
look
forward
to
working
with
you
going
forward.
But
again,
I
will
remind
our
committee
members
that
we
will
see
a
bill.
I,
don't
think
it'll
come
before
this
committee,
probably
State
local
government.
C
That
deals
with
the
specific
recommendations
of
the
task
force
and
that's
evolving.
We
know
it
is,
and
one
of
the
things
that
we
had
determined
very
early
on
was
that
this
was
not
going
to
be
one-year
task
force
again,
because
it's
so
large
and
it
could
very
well
be
a
two
to
three
year
task
force.
So
we
look
forward
to
that
as
well,
but
again,
secretary
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
cooperation.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Mr
chair.
G
Yes,
I
do
Mr
chairman.
Thank
you
good
to
see
everybody.
You
know.
I
came
to
this
committee
kind
of
as
a
drafty
I
guess
I
was
a
little
reluctant
to
be
honest
until
I
saw
the
jurisdiction
and
and
those
things
that
I
started
practicing
law
about
the
time
Eric
joined
the
cabinet
and
lionshare.
My
time
has
been
I
still
practice
some
of
this
law.
G
So
I'm
glad
to
be
here
after
protesting
a
little
bit
but
I
we're
just
very
lucky
to
have
secretary
who
I
might
refer
to
as
Eric
every
now
and
then
because
I've
known
him
so
long,
but
he
I
feel
like
any
changes
that
we
make
or
any
efficiencies
that
he's
going
to
work
with
us
to
do
that,
and
and
listen
to
our
concern
turns
so
I'm
glad
to
be
here.
Mr
chairman
I,
look
forward
to
it.
After
all,.
A
You're
gonna
have
to
wait
because
I
want
to
say
something
before
we
and
for
members
of
the
audience
here.
If,
if
you
all
have
any
questions
about
the
committee
or
the
jurisdiction,
please
take
the
time
to
to
come,
see,
see
me
and-
and
we
can
talk
about
that
and
and
do
understand
that
we're
going
to
try
to
be
very
focused
in
this
committee
and
that
that
includes
during
the
interim,
with
those
meetings
and
and
really
attacked
problems
that
that
need
attention
now.
A
So
please
keep
that
in
mind,
but
please
feel
free
to
communicate
any
questions
that
you
have
or
clarifications
that
you
have
for
our
new
members.
So
you
you
too,
can
kind
of
get
an
idea
where
I'm
coming
from.
As
as
chair
with
my
experience
and
how
it
relates
to
this
committee,
24
years
in
law
enforcement.
A
We
have
an
inclusive
child
care,
so
that's
part
of
this
committee
also,
we
have
a
a
child
care
facility
for
medically
Fragile
Kids
and
we
deal
with
a
lot
of
therapies
a
lot
of
Medicaid
with
that
and
a
lot
of
issues
with
child
care
that
I
deal
with
every
day
on
the
adult
side
of
it.
I
run
a
part
of
our
Center
one
of
our
programs.
A
We
do
Adult
Services
that
are
waiver
services
for
adults
with
developmental
disabilities,
and
we
deal
with
a
lot
of
Medicaid
issues
with
that
we
do
respite
case
management,
Adult,
Day
programs,
that
type
of
thing.
So
a
lot
of
experience
in
that
area-
and
that's
that's
really
with
all
those
things
combined,
is
why
I
had
so
much
interest
in
this
committee
and
really
felt
honored
to
to
be
asked
to
chair
it.
A
So
that's
where
my
perspectives
will
come
from
as
as
as
chairman
and
as
we
go
through
the
meetings
before
we
close
I,
don't
want
to
keep
you
all
very
long
wanted
to
keep
this
to
to
a
half
hour.
I
want
to
mention
and
and
talk
a
little
bit
about
Senator
Ralph
Alvarado.
You
all
know
that
he's
going
to
be
leaving
us
and
Dr
L
roll
has
become
one
of
my
very
closest
friends
up
here
and
if
I
get
emotional
I
apologize,
but
his
leadership
is
going
to
be
missed
here.
A
I
there,
there
is
no
one
within
the
Senate
that
works
harder
than
this.
Man
has,
and
we've
been
here
together
since
since
day,
one
I've
got
to
know
him
very
well
his
family
and
had
a
lot
of
discussions
with
him,
as
as
he
went
through
the
process
of
making
decisions
for
for
his
future,
my
preference
would
be
that
he
would
be
run
for
governor
or
running
for
lieutenant
governor
that
has
not
worked
out.
A
He
was
given
an
opportunity
to
be
able
to
serve
to
impact
a
large
population
in
the
state
of
Tennessee,
as
their
health
commissioner
and
I'm
very
proud
of
him,
and
what
he
has
accomplished
and
I'm
very
proud
to
to
call
him.
My
friend
and
our
our
Senate
caucus
is
going
to
be
affected
without
him
being
there
his
presence,
his
his
energy,
his
leadership
always
bringing
things
forward
in
a
perspective
that
only
he
had
due
to
his
experiences
as
a
doctor
and
a
heart
of
gold.
A
One
of
those
people
that
are
here
in
Frankfurt
for
the
right
reasons
and
not
a
political
person,
has
evidence
that
he's
going
to
an
executive
branch
position
and
I
I,
guess
I
kind
of
tried
to
talk
him
out
of
it
during
conversations
and
but
when
he,
when
he
gave
the
final
reasons,
and
it
was
through
a
conversation
that
he
had
with
a
previous
Secretary
I,
believe
that
in
in
Dr
Albert,
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong.
But
the
conversation
was
something
like
do
you
are
you?
A
A
The
secretary
understands
that,
and
he
understands
the
impact
that
that
he
could
have
in
his
position
and
I
support
his
decision
as
bad
as
I
hated
to
see
him
go
and
it's
it's
my
my
hopes
that
he
is
back
at
some
point,
because
I
I
think
he
is
capable
of
anything
he
wants
to
do.
Have
that
much
respect
for
him
and
if
I'm
overstating
all
of
this
I
am
and
but
that's
that's
what
he
means
to
me
and
that's
what
I?
A
That's
what
my
heart
feels
for
for
this
man
and
and
the
impact
that
he's
made
here
in
Frankfurt
in
the
eight
years
that
he's
been
here
and
and
on
me
personally,
just
watching
him
lead,
and
he
leads
by
example,
and
he
works
and
he's
not
afraid
to
stir
things
up.
He
does
what's
right,
despite
the
politics
sometimes
and
that's
what
it
should
be
up
here,
and
he
sets
that
example.
So,
with
that
being
said,
Senator
Alvarado
I'm
going
to
miss
you,
my
friend,
and
you
have
the
floor.
H
So
I'm
going
to
try
not
to
get
emotional
as
well.
First
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you.
It's
been
my
honor
and
privilege
really
to
serve
in
these
committees.
H
A
lot
of
legislators
I
think
don't
want
to
serve
on
Health
and
Welfare
because
they
know
it's
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
stories.
A
lot
of
commentary,
a
lot
of
very
long
testimony
from
people
sometimes,
and
so
a
lot
of
folks
are
certain
committees.
They
don't
want
to
serve
on
I.
H
We've
all
seen
our
rankings
in
child
abuse,
in
particular,
really
poor
for
Kentucky
we've
improved
a
little
bit
which
is
good
to
see,
but
because
of
that
I
think
we
often,
as
a
secretary
pointed
out.
Medicaid
is
often
the
big
giant
in
the
room
and
we
devoted
so
much
time.
H
We
had
subcommittees
we'd
overlap,
testimonies,
sometimes,
and
so
I
think
this
production
of
this
new
committee
was
a
good
idea
and
it
allows
us
to
put
more
light
and
focus
on
things
that
need
more
light
and
focus
to
improve
our
rankings
and
improve
the
care
of
those
who
are
vulnerable
in
our
society,
which
are
often
people
that
have
disabilities,
children,
adults,
who
obviously
have
who
are
at
risk
as
well,
and
this
is
going
to
allow
that
to
happen.
H
No
better
committee,
chairman
than
Danny
Carroll,
to
be
appointed
for
this
I
commend
leadership
for
that
selection.
He
is
our
matter
expert
when
it
comes
to
Children's
issues,
a
man
with
a
lot
of
passion,
people
with
disabilities
and
I'm
glad
he
took
the
role.
F
H
I
know
that
that's
often
a
big
task
and
he
debated
about
taking
it
as
well
and
I'm
glad
that
he
did
Mr
secretary
I
want
to
thank
you.
You
know
I
know.
We've
had
a
couple
of
differences
here
and
there,
but
I
know
I
know
where
your
heart
is,
and
that
is
everything
around
here.
Really
people
can
have
political
differences,
but
if
their
heart's
in
the
right
place,
the
right
things
get
done
and
you've
always
had
that.
Commissioner
and
Lee
has
been
great
to
work
with
and
I
appreciate.
H
You
very
much
I
may
be
reaching
out
to
you
for
advice.
I
know
you
can
have
a
lot
more
experience
at
some
of
these
things
and
jumping
into
the
executive
branch
I'll
be
in
your
position
and
she'll
get
chewed
out
by
Legend
Slaters
and
get
questioned
about
things
and
try
to
get.
You
know,
get
certain
responses
out
of
me
going
forward
so
watching
you
in
that
role
and
and
having
sort
of
this
side
of
it.
It's
going
to
serve
me
well,
I.
Think
moving
forward.
I
want
to
thank
the
lrc
staff.
H
You
all
are
really
the
unsung
heroes.
A
lot
of
you
know
for
the
newer
members
who
are
here
you're,
going
to
realize
really
quickly
how
much
work
these
folks
do,
and
people
at
home
who
watch
these
committees
or
criticize
government.
Or
you
know
these
are
the
folks
who
are
doing
a
lot
of
the
Yeomans
work
behind
the
scenes.
Put
a
lot
of
these
things
together.
Make
us
look
good
if
it
weren't
for
them.
I
think
a
lot
of
us
would
Bumble
through
our
roles
they,
whether
it
be
working
in
our
offices.
H
Working
in
committees,
are
the
folks
who
do
the
research.
Don't
get
enough
thanks
from
us
and
don't
get
the
recognition.
Sometimes
they
don't
want
it.
That's
why
they
serve
in
the
roles
they're
in,
but
they
deserve
recognition
at
all
times,
and-
and
we
thank
you
for
all
the
work
that
you
all
do
in
helping
us
get
our
goals
achieved
here
as
well.
But
it's
part
of
my
role,
part
of
the
conditions
for
me
taking
this
is
that
I'll
be
able
to
maintain
some
of
my
clinical
practice
because
I
was
asked.
H
Do
you
want
to
be
more
of
a
politician
or
more
of
a
doctor
and
Mark
bird
whistle?
Is
the
person
I
talk
to
quite
a
bit
and
Mark
when
I
got
cold
feet
a
little
bit
kind
of
set
me
straight
and
said
this
is
something
that
you
need
to
do
and
if
you
do
a
good
job.
It'll
have
potentially
not
only
impact
for
a
state,
but
it
could
be
for
a
region
if
things
are
done
and
others
can
copy.
We
often
look
at
what
other
states
do
and
so
I'm
hoping
the
governor.
H
There
is
asking
to
be
bold
and
to
be
disruptive
and
Innovative,
which
is
something
I
like
to
do
so,
I'm,
hoping
that
that
is
something
that
the
legislature
there
can
follow
as
well
and
and
we
can
get
some
some
good
work
done
and
hoping
that'll
do
it
I'll
be
I'll,
be
in
Kentucky
I'm,
not
still
in
my
home
part
of
the
conditions
that
can
maintain
some
of
my
clinical
practice,
which
is
important.
There's
people
that
I've
taken
care
of
in
long-term
care
for
over
a
decade.
H
Those
are
folks
are
their
families
are,
are
friends
to
me
and
people
that
I've
known
a
long
time
and
it's
hard
to
get
docs
to
do
long-term
care,
so
I'm
continuing
that
so
I'll
be
up
here,
one
weekend
a
month,
rounding
on
patients
and
still
seeing
them
and
providing
Services
here
so
you're
not
going
to
get
rid
of
me
that
quickly,
I'll,
if
I,
don't
see
things
I,
like
I'm,
sure
I
know
all
your
numbers
so
I'll
be
calling
you
guys
and
barking
about
things
and
things
we
can
do
so,
but
it
was
just
flattering
to
have
been
considered
and
asked
specifically
to
do
that
role
and
so
I'm,
looking
forward
to
it.
H
Looking
forward
to
the
challenges
ahead
and
like
I
said
I
want
to
thank
you
all.
It's
been
my
honor
and
privilege
to
serve
with
all
of
you
and
get
to
know
all
of
you
here
and
Mr
secretary,
as
well
as
you
and
I
wish
nothing,
but
the
best
and
Godspeed
for
all
of
you
as
well.
So
thank
you.
A
Any
other
member
have
any
questions
or
comments.
Senator
Meredith.
C
Mr
certainly
want
to
Echo
your
sentiments
with
regard
to
Senator
Alvarado
many
times.
People
will
just
refer
to
us
as
politicians
and
I'll
correct
them
quickly
and
say
no
we're
public
servants
and
I.
Don't
know
of
anybody
who
fits
the
role
better
than
Central
Alvarado
I
will
acknowledge
I
hate
to
lose
anything
to
Tennessee,
but.
D
C
Think
it's
just
temporary
I
hope,
but
I
also
believe
that
the
opportunity
rise
of
adversity
in
recognizing
Senator
Alvarado
as
part
of
our
smartest
hardest
working
Senator.
Maybe
we
can
lower
the
bar
a
little
bit
now
as
as
to
what
the
standards
are
for
being
Senator
and
Alvarado,
but
really
appreciate
your
contributions
to
this
state
and
everything
that
you've
done
on
behalf
of
our
Commonwealth
and
I
hope
you
find
satisfaction
on
that.
You've
left
this
state
in
a
better
position
than
when
you
found
it
appreciate
all
that
you've
done.
Thank
you.
A
Okay,
if
there
are
no
other
comments,
secretary
friedlander.
D
May
I
make
one
I'm
sorry,
but
it
has
been
an
honor
to
work
with
you.
I
will
also
try
not
to
be
emotional.
D
You
know,
we've
had
a
lot
of
deliberation
back
and
forth
and-
and
you
gave
me
a
vote
of
confidence
when
I
was
on
the
precipice
of
decisions,
and
so
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that.
That
had
a
large
impact
and
our
relationship
both
on
stage
and
off
stage,
is
what
I
like
to
call.
D
It
has
been
really
good
and
I
appreciate
the
support
you've
given
I've
appreciated
when
you've
challenged
me
right
and
and
challenged
the
cabinet
and
challenged
us
all
appropriate
and
I
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
your
great
service
and
I
know
you
can
do
a
fantastic
job
in
Tennessee
and
I
am
here
for
you,
because
you
will
be
on
this
side.
So
I
will
I
will
be
glad
glad
to
be
a
sounding
board
for
you.
As
you
know,
thank
you.
A
Very
good
one
other
person
I
want
to
introduce
it's
going
to
be
heavily
involved
in
the
committee,
is
Eric
Clark
and
welcome
his
expertise
and
I'm
going
to
be
leaning
on
him
heavily
from
perspectives
that
he
has
is
being
part
of
the
executive
branch
in
the
past,
and
so
his
his
guidance
and
his
advice
will
be
well
received
and
looking
forward
to
that.
If
there
are
no
other
questions
and
comments,
we
will
stand
adjourned.