too many died like our son, beau, and sergeant first class keith robinson, to whom the pact act was named. after i signed the pact act, i handed a pen to his daughter. she and her mom are with us today. i don't know where you are, but god love you. there they are. stand up, ladies. [ applause ] and i mean this, i will never forget, after i handed the signing pen to that beautiful young lady who lost her whole world, she held the pen in her hand and she looked at me and said, "thank you. thank you for my daddy." god love you, honey. god love you. [ applause ] but don't think she was just thanking me. she was thanking all of you here, all of us. everyone who fought hard and came together to keep our promise to our veterans, to keep the faith. my fellow americans, we stand here today and think about all that our veterans have given to our nation. serving and sacrificing in uniform just as they serve and sacrifice here at home. as educators, firefighters, law enforcement officers, construction workers, entrepreneurs, business leaders, doctors, nurses, elected leaders, and so much more. just a