lieutenant governor kehoe, attorney general bailey, auditor fitzpatrick, treasurer mallick, and though he's not here today, senator smith. and i thank all of you for stepping up and answering the calls to serve missourians. and i trust to you will never quit on the people of the great state of missouri. [applause] and today i want to highlight another one of our quality appointments in the city of st. louis, circuit attorney gabe gore. we didn't pick mr. gore because of his politics. matter of fact, we never even asked. it was because he clearly cared for the people of st. louis. he valued strong communities. fighting crime, returning law and order and putting people first. the level of professionalism between the circuit attorney's office, the metro police, the courts, the attorney general's office and our office is greater than i have ever experienced. please join me in recognizing st. louis circuit attorney gabe gore. [applause] when the history books tell the story of missouri's 57th governor, i hope it's our work force development infrastructure accomplishments that stand out. and