Throughout the earlier elections and throughout this race. I have called congressman natalie to congratulate congressman natalie to congratulate him nadler to congratulate him on his victory. He is a distinguished member of congress. I share his progressive values and i wish him every success. [cheers and applause] i hope mr. Patels efforts will inspire other young people to get engaged, to volunteer and to run for office and push the changes that we need. A very special thank you to my family. I am so lucky to have two amazing daughters. [cheers and applause] christina and virginia, you have been at my side during many campaigns. You are strong, confident women who are doing great things and we all miss your loving father, cliff, greatly. [applause] but i know he would be very proud of you and he would be proud of our new soninlaw and grandson and proud of how much team maloney has accomplished. Again, thank you, team maloney, all of the, for your passion, idealism, loyalty, persistence and so much more. You are incomparable. The long battles we fight together led to improbable election victories and the opportunity to serve and help countless people here and around the world. People like our 9 11 First Responders and survivors, who now have the health care that they deserve for their illnesses. [cheers and applause] people who are ripped off by big banks, either forced into bankruptcy by unfair, deceptive credit card fees and penalties. Thanks to carolyn maloneys credit card bill of rights. New yorkers who needed good infrastructure jobs to support their families and commuters who desperately need better transportation. I have brought the federal funds that built the only major new subway system in the last 30 years with the 2nd avenue subway. [cheers and applause] it was a small, small miracle. We helped people, children and families who needed family leave, and we put the e. R. A. Back on the agenda. [cheers and applause] i am proud to have followed in the footsteps and stand on the shoulders of the strong new york women who opened the doors and took on the tough battles, Shirley Chisholm, and geraldine ferraro, to name just a few. These women fought sexist systems and misogyny that continues today, as we know from my own campaign. These pioneering women and others were often the first women to be elected in their districts to be on the national ticket. They fight for equality and they will be fought for equality and they will be remembered and enshrined for future generations thanks to the bill i authored creating the National WomensHistory Museum of the National Mall to be part of the smithsonian. Together, we must move forward and build on their legacies, continue to open doors, end all forms of discrimination and smash glass ceilings. We must continue to be unbossed. A Shirley Chisholm campaign slogan. And remind people, again, a womans place is in the house, the house of representatives. If there is one important lesson to be learned in congress, it is that when women are at the table, great decisions get made, the menu of issues expands and the agenda changes to include things that directly affect our lives, our children and our families. Speaker pelosi proves this is true. She has successfully moved the house to pass more progressive legislation than at any other time. But with a Senate Filibuster in place, the agendas stalled. We must maintain a Democratic House and increase margins in the senate to stop the extremists who are working to end our democracy. I am really saddened that we no longer have a woman representing manhattan in congress, and we cannot and we must not give up the fight continues give up. The fight continues. But thanks again to all of you, each and every one of you. We love you [cheers and applause] rep. Maloney go home and get a good night sleep so that we can get ready for the battle tomorrow, a big democratic win in november will mean the difference between being able to move this country forward towards a more Perfect Union with equal liberty and justice for all or watching it be sent on a forced march back to a darker time, where democracy itself is at stake and our rights are stripped away. It has been a great, great honor and a joy and a privilege to work for you and be with you. I view Public Service as a love a loan, one that has to be repaid each and every day here in office. It has been the joy of my life, privilege of my life to work for you u in that capacity. Thank you. [