kevin cressy, who's god given talent in this magnificent statue, is surpassed only by his incredible ility to portray johnny cash as he truly was down to the finite detail in this statue kevin, i actually see the gravel in his gut and the spit in his eye. that's all i'm going to do. of a morning show. and to my friend shane broadway, the arkansas general assembly, to my fellow colleagues and everyone associated with this rare occasion. thank you. now, arkansas will have daisy bates forever serving statuary hall. and the man in black. larger than lifright here in the visitor center. no one walking by this impressive memorial will fail to know who this man is or what he did. and where he was from. that makes me arkansas proud. thank you. ladies and gentlemen, the honorable eric a rick united states representative from the first district of arkansas. well, that's a tough act to follow, steve, but i will try. thank you all for being here. what an honor is to share this moment in history and likmany of you, i'll tell you a little t about my day to day. i like to spend a lot. i drive. i rep

sculptor kevin cressy and all those assembled. good morning. it's a high honor and a distinct privilege to deliver remarks on behalf of the house democratic caucus as we celebrate the amazing life and legacy of the great johnny cash. article one. section and eight clause eight of the united states constitution conferred upon congress the power to create a robust intellectual property system in order to, in the words of the framers, promote the progress of science and useful arts. from the very beginning in the dna of this great country. artistic creativity has been recognized as in credibly important to our growth, our culture, and to the american in experiment. writing to abigail adams, his wife from paris in 1780, john adams said, i must study politics and war. so that my sons may have the liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. my sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architect, navigation, commerce and agriculture in order to give their children a right to study, painting, poetry, free music,