my son beau was still alive and he was attorney general, not a joke, but he looked to richard for help, and thanks for the way you took him under your wing. i really mean, itry. you made a difference. you know what he thought of you, and -- and chris murphy who has been not only a real soldier but he has stood up and stuck up for me and chris, you know, it -- it matters. it matters when things are tight to stand up and make the case and i do appreciate it. john and i, john larson and i go back a long way. and -- and joe, you can't deny me. there's no way out. and rosa delaura, i don't have time to keep you, but the first time i came up this way i was -- my son was going to yale law school and her mother -- it was a committee men. >> alderwoman. >> and i was up on a ladder