and your congressman, congressman giago, thank you so much. he is not only doing a great job representing arizona, he is becoming quickly a leader in washington, and boy, do we need that. so thank you so much, reuben. and i can't say enough about this remarkable couple that you just heard from. i have been so pleased to have them by my side and so many campaign stops across our country. you know -- you know what congresswoman gabby giffords meant to this state. you know what she did for her constituents. and i am in awe of her courage and her commitment to continue to serve people by standing up and speaking out against the gun lobby in favor of common sense gun safety measures. and by her side, a man who has served our country with such distinction, and i am pleased to call him a friend, not only because of that service he has gibb but because of what he's continuing to do by gabby's side, speaking out, over and over again. and as they both said, like many people in arizona and many people around our country, they've been gun owners for a lon