of bridgewater and earned a bronze star for his service in the gulf war. good to have you with us. thanks for joining us today. great to be here, martha. nice to be with you. martha: we re looking at this field. it s so crowded on the democrat side and the republican side. you heard what some folks are saying, that they re seeing so many ads in this race between you and dr. oz. do you have any concern that all of that is going to kind of flood people s heads and make make room for another contender to come up the middle? i think the most important thing is that this seat is so important that the people of pennsylvania are well-represented and the country is well-represented. it s going in a terrible direction. president biden and his policies are really having a terrible effect on working families. it s a real risk to our commonwealth. i ve lived the american dream.