[applause] >> thank you lieutenant governor reynolds. thank you, stephanie. the next speaker really needs no introduction but i'm going to do it anyway. michele bachmann was elected to her first term in the u.s. house of representatives in 2006. in short order she has become a prominent and outspoken proponent for fundamental reform to our government. to that point she founded tea party caucus in the house which has over 50 members, all republicans by the way, and just this year four united states senators joined, rand paul, mike lee, jerry moran and tonight's speaker jim demint. the focus for congresswoman balk man and the tea party caucus is fiscal restraint and limited government. but most importantly an adherence to the constitution. she also serves on the financial services committee and the permanent select intelligence committee in the house. but long before any of her campaigns or titles, michele bachmann was greatly involved in the pro-life and pro-family movement. and not...

[applause] >> and now i'm excited to introduce our second emsy of the program who will be mo rating the final panel of the conference. i do have one personal request and that is for all the cyclone fans in the room to please be kind and courteous. matt whittaker is a des moines-based lawyer with the law if i remember -- law firm. prior to forming he was president shi appointed united states attorney for the southern district of iowa for more than five years and graduated from the university of 83 three times with a -- yea three times. go hawk ayes. matt whittaker. [applause] i wore this tie for you. >> thank you. >> well, i should now lead the group in an on iowa fight song. well i want to thank steve king and the conservative principals pac for inviting me here today to be an emsee and spend time with my friends. i see a lot of friendly faces that i haven't seen in a long time and it's good to see we're motivated and interested in the issues that are affecting our state and country,...

[applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> how about that? a great panel. this is the last chance i have to speak to you all to date. a want to thank you for everything that you do for the conservative movement. let's make a difference. monday through friday, iowans turnne into to [unintelligible] since 1988, the year agreed to win from high school, the show on who has been a hot spot for deeper understanding of the issues that confront us. we have enjoyed in joining in on the conversation about all things cultural and political. it is said that his show is sometimes controversial. i have not noticed that. have you? [laughter] we admire him because he is not afraid of the debate. it is a reward for those who hold our constitution the year. it is made -- it is my great honor to introduce him. [cheers and applause]