[applause] >> now, from the commencement ceremony of the ava maria law school in naples, florida, senator marco rubio, a florida attorney and the son of cuban immigrants with his first commencement address as a u.s. senator. this is about 15 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. it's an honor -- i'll put this thing back. [laughter] >> it's an honor to be here with you today. thank you for the honorary degree and for the invitation, dean, i appreciate it very much. cardinal, it's an honor to be with you. mr. monahan, thank you as well. and all of you. had i known i was getting an honorary degree i would have skipped law school 13 years ago. [laughter] >> and saved a lot of money. [laughter] >> in any event, i'm grateful for it. thank you so much. i'm honored and privileged to be invited here today on such an important day for all of you. i've done these before. this is, i think, like my fourth commencement address. i always get to wear this robe and i brought my kids to one of them in year's past. they were wondering why no one in the choir was singin