extremely helpful in my committee assignments to serve you and the nation in congress. it is really unfortunate that there are not as many veterans that serve in congress today. there are probably less than 20 of us that have served in a theatre of war and is pretty stunning. not long ago, i was able to say to john dingell that i do in the in that if god had given me the choice in military or congress, i would have chosen to serve in the congress where members have served in world war ii and korea. they understood the american character. they understood a character that was formed and forced out of the course also very difficult times, and they were task through time to actually go to foreign lands, to go to places where they had never been to fight for people that have never met. the left freedom in their footsteps and left lord ones behind. they understood something very powerful. left glove ones behind. load once loved ones behind. how about those in congress being a