with us today is andrew gregory the husband of casey mcintyre who tragically passed away from ovarian cancer just two months ago. but before casey's passing, she and andrew did something incredibly heroic. they agreed the last message to the world would be launching a fundraising campaign to pay off the medical debt of families struggling to get by. please, presumably you all have never met before. in a matter of days they raised nearly $220,000. [applause] andrew told me a while ago that number is now up to $1.1 million. god bless you. [applause] again in a matter of days $220,000 as we sit here today, $1.1 million, and we thank you and pray for your blessed wife's memory. your efforts are a lesson in empathy and a lesson those of us in power must take to heart so let us work together to ensure that our neighbors don't have to start a go fund me campaign just to afford potentially life-saving healthcare. pulling people out from under crushing medical debt is vital. but so is protecting them from falling down that hole in the first place. and in that spirit today with great respect, i