kevin cressey, who's god given talent in this magnificent statue, is surpassed only by his incredible ability to portray johnny cash as he truly was. down to the finite detail in this statue. kevin, i can actually see the in his gut and the spit in his eye. that's all i'm going to do of a morning show. and to my friend shane broadway, the arkansas general assembly, to my fellow colleagues and everyone associated with this rare occasion. thank you. now, arkansas will have daisy bates forever serving statuary hall. and the man in black. larger than life right here in the visitor's. no one walking by this impressed memorial will fail to know who this man is or what he did and where he was from. that makes me arkansas proud. thank you. ladies and gentlemen, the honorable eric a rick crawford united states representative from the first district of arkansas. well, that's a tough act to follow, steve, but i will try. thank you all for being here. what an honor it is to share this moment in history and like like many of you, i'll tell you a little bit about my day to day. i like to spend a lo

sculptor kevin cressey, and all those assembled. good morning. it's a high honor and a distinct privilege to deliver remarks on behalf of the house democratic caucus as we celebrate the amazing life and legacy of the great johnny cash. article one. section eight, clause eight of the united states constitution conferred upon congress the power to create a robust intellectual property system in order to, in the words of the framers, promote the progress of science and useful arts from the very beginning in the dna of this great country. artistic creativity has been recognized as incredibly important to our growth, our culture, and to the american experiment. writing to abigail adams, his wife from paris in 1780, john adams said, i must study politics and war so that my sons may have the liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. my sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce and agriculture in order to give their child dream a right to study, painting, poetry, music, archite