bes great for me to build here in philadelphia. i m delighted to see so many young people with us. i know school has started. know the choice between coming here and sitting in class was a tough one. i m gradually the choice you did. i m grateful that the senator chose to come here this morning in order to introduce me, and to reaffirm his support for this agreement. is a former colleague of his in the foreign relations committee, isan bear witness that he one of the true legislative pathfinders of recent times, with a long record of foreign policy compliments. what they did was a lasting legacy of making this world safer. he is also one who has consistently placed our country s interest above any other consideration. he has a very deep understanding of how best to prevent nuclear weapons from falling into the wrong hands. he is one of our experts when it comes to that judgment. it is appropriate that the senator is here with us this morning, and i think everyone of us joins