molinaro. [applause] >> i didn't know he was the youngest. >> not anymore. >> it's great to have you both. a couple of key thing we like to think of ourselves at the u.s. conference of mayors as a bipartisan, pragmatic organization, it's oftentimes said there are three types of folks in america, republicans, democrats, and mayors. there's not a republican or democratic way to pick up trash, plow the streets, create jobs and work with police to protect our neighborhoods. so we're really leaning in here and think this is a great opportunity to partner with the problem solvers caucus to push for bipartisanship. first of all, we want to thank you publicly for your support of keeping the government open. cities don't shut down and neither should our government. so first of all, we want to publicly thank you for your leadership in helping to get that done. but talk to us a little bit about the problem solvers caucus. how it came to be. and why you think bipartisanship is more important than ever befo