april ryan? thank you, mr. president. i want to ask a couple questions. on the economy, could you discuss your efforts at reviewing history as it relates to the poverty agenda meaning lbj and dr. king and also senate republicans are holding up the issue of cobel, can you make any assurances before you leave office that you ll make sure those awards are funded? let me take the second question first. for those who aren t familiar, cobel and pickford relate to settlements surrounding historic discrimination against minority farmers who weren t oftentimes provided the same benefits as everybody else under the usda. it is a fair settlement. it is a just settlement. we think it s important for