president, i'm proud to be here on the senate floor to offer my strong support for sha landa young to be the deputy director of office of management and budget as i spoke about her before the committee. she worked on the house appropriations committee for nearly 14 years of she's been the house appropriation staff director since 2017. and from my position on the appropriations committee, that's where i got to know her very well. i can tell you without any reservation, there is no one better suited for this position. her deep understanding of really often arcane federal budget process, her years of experience on the appropriations committee, her tenacity and her dedication to public service will serve the agency and the american people. i think after we had the last close down of the government -- i believe the longest in history and we ended up finally, four of us meeting after several weeks in my office here in the capitol, when we forged the agreement to reopen. it was senator shelby and myself, congresswoman loyei and granger. but most important, shalanda young was there for the ho
