dr. claire nader. pat host, and air force reporter and a member who helped organize today's event. grover, i am sorry, we changed the routine because of two speakers. i will introduce you in a moment. a reporter for "usa today," vice chair of the speakers committee. skipping over mr. nader, an account supervisor at a committee member who helped organize the luncheon. wife of grover norquist. economics reporter at investors business daily. a guest of ralph nader. and a veteran political reporter and former president of the national press club. [applause] ralph nader and grover norquist might not seem like natural allies, but throughout their careers they have fought for a singular goal -- good, responsive government. how they defined a good response of government and how they get there is what the consumer champion part ways. today they say there can be a common cause. nader, who founded public citizen in 1971, fight to protect consumers from a collusion of corporate and government interests. norquist wants to protect americanom

dr. claire nader, ralph nader's sister and aivic activist. -- a civic activist. pat host, air force reporter at defense daily and helper to organize today's event. grover -- excuse me, grover, i'm sorry. we changed the routine because of two speakers. i will come back and introduce you and mr. maider in a moment. donna, a reporter for "usa today," vice chair of the speakers' committee and a past national press club president. skipping over mr. nader for a moment, john welsh, account supervisor at edelman and a speakers' committee member who helped organize today's luncheon. suma norquist, wife of tbroafer nor wis -- grover norquist. andrea -- [inaudible] economics reporter as investors business daily. edward mooney, a guest of ralph nader and a veteran political reporter and a former president of the national press club. [applause] >> to longtime washington observers, ralph nader and grover norquist might not seem like natural allies, but throughout their careers they have fought for a singular goal: good, responsive government. how they defined response i have g