an outstanding member of congress, kathy castor, for joining us today. [applause] if you have chairs, feel free to sit down. some of you do. it is warm in here. i don't want anybody dropping off. i have been talking a lot lately about the fundamental choice we face as a country. we can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people who really, really well while a growing number are struggling to get by or we can build an economy where everybody gets a fair shot and everybody is doing their fair share and everybody is playing by the same set of rules. part a building that economy is making sure that we are not a country that is known to us for what we buy and what we consume. after all, our middle-class was