senator mitch mcconnell and house minority leader, congressman hakeem jeffries, for this bipartisan, by cam rail invitation and the escort committee for greeting me so beautifully. [applause] mr. speaker, dear friend, in jewish weddings a glass is placed on the ground intentionally stomped on. this ritual he volkswagen the destruction of our temple in jerusalem 2,000 years ago. only after the glass is open can the celebration truly begin. amidst the most joyous occasions in the lives of two individuals who have come together to build something whole, we recall what was once broken in our nation.