Equally consequential is the need to help states economically in terms of unemployment to being able to make sure they can get kids back in schools and what role the federal government should play in getting that done. These folks are all on the front lines dealing with this crisis from day one. I am not making a political statement. It has taken a while to adjust. They have been left on their own, in many cases. What i found when i got here, what we thought was available, from vaccines to vaccinators, was not the case. I thank them for the work they did in our cities and states to respond to the crisis. I have said it plainly, i think the federal government has a major role to play. These are the folks on the ground dealing with it every single, solitary day. They see the pain and successes when they occur. What i want to know about is, what is the recovery plan, should we have more or less in it, should we proceed. As i said before, governors and mayors, that is a real job. I was a senator for years. I got on a train every day and came to washington, d. C. I would get asked questions by the conductors and shoeshine guys and ticketmasters. But every single day these folks are home. Every single day they are meeting with constituents. We are down here in washington it is not the same as being on the ground. Whenever i want to know what is really happening i do not want to be solicitous i talked to the governors and mayors. Thank you for being here. [crosstalk] heading live to the

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