her for being an important part of this conversation and you've already given great applause for benita guptacivil rights division. her extraordinary work. frankly, i can't say enough about what she's been able to do in this, and she example applies the spirit of partnership and commitment to all of us at justice feel towards these issues i thank her for her efforts by want to thank also all of you get your dedicated public servants on your advocates, people who care deeply about these issues. and more than just that you are people who have committed to professional lives to making a change, and some of us look at the issues, or involving housing in this country, but there's so widespread and the effects so many of us. it's very easy to be discouraged. but the people in this room have never taken that approach. each and everyone of you have said what can i do about this? you have stepped up and you've done. and i'm incredibly proud to join you today as we talk about the past and the present and future promise of the fair housing act. there have been so many milestones we have reached, but thi