attorney cole finnegan, and of course all the members of the colorado general assembly, there's a few new ones i haven't met yet. welcome. over the last year i've been thinking a lot about who we want to be when our great state turns 150 years all come in just two years. as we envision our future together, i'm often reminded of president kennedy speech it rice university, it was there when he articulated his full vision, saying we choose to go to the moon in this decade, not because it's easy, but because it is hard. he took a seemingly impossible goal, who would think of going to the moon, something never attempted in human history, and he made it a mission. the moonshot goal set a standard not just for the united states, but for the world. it ushered in a new era of american success and innovation. seven years later, neil armstrong spoke those famous words, one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. turning moonshot goal into mission accomplished. it wasn't easy, with a vision to guide the way and the famous american work ethic, they got it done. throughout colorado's histo