Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Color guard retreat. Color guard dismissed and audience may be seated. Thank you very much. Can we give our girl scouts a warm round of applause . [applaus [applause]. These young women are senior girl scouts, which means theyre in high school and they represent a few different troops that are working on learning how to interact with the world, to travel, to to do a lot of Different Things, but to explore the world and then to support younger girls, bringing them along. A couple of them i know are working on their leadership award, thats like the equivalent of the eagle award. So let me just introduce myself, let you know how were going to move through this town hall today, but first, i want to say thank you. Thank you for coming out, for participating in the process, for