sen. booker: you all sit down. is exciting for me. very exciting is to me. i will tell you what. and i been all over iowa flew into nebraska and drove up to sioux city. i have been through aims, carol, knee-vaid-uh. i may be from new jersey, but this is my home. this is a city that i grew up knowing. i remember my first time coming here my grandmother and grandfather drove me out in their big suv. they called it the green dream because it was painted green. it was one of the earliest family reunions i went to because my family is from the des moines. i have a lot of family members in this room. i am really grateful for them. i have to point out, single out one. it is my grandmother s first cousin. she is the matriarch of my family. if you wonder who i am, get to know her. she is sitting here with a crown on her head, because i be turning 50, but she just turned 100. she makes 100 look good. i am blessed. eth over.n i need this energy, it is incredible. i want to put some th