i'm very lucky in my in-awes -- laws and i want to also point automy mom and dad, tom and mary cullen, who are every here. governor bush and i share something in common, we both have very strong, tough mothers. if you haven't had a chance to meet my mom and dad, i hope you'll take that opportunity tonight. so four years ago, in the last primary season, we had a lot of candidates running for president but we didn't have enough serious, credible, substantive candidates. if governor bush were to become a candidate, he's a one-person antidote for that problem. this fam -- his family has distinguished itself in service to our nation. i like that governor bush was a successful two-term governor of a big, diverse state like florida. and that education and schools was a signature issue then and after you left office as well. i appreciate that governor bush has been a leading voice on fixing and modernizing our broken immigration system in a way that welcomes the world's most talented and motivated people to come to our country. please join me in welcoming governor jeb bush. [applause] jeb bus