look, and it's great to see so many friends from the national italian american foundation. know, the sons and daughters of italy and so many other italian american leaders, organizations from all across the country. you know, i can honestly say i wouldn't be president without you. i wouldn't be president of the italian american community. what she didn't say is we do have something in common. i have a irish catholic background. you guys, a lot of you are catholics, you know. i know you don't admit it as much. this month is about celebrating the extraordinary contributions of a proud, proud heritage of italian americans to urination. and it is kind of endless. for some of our families, your story is america's story. stretches back generations. for others, it just started. the pursuit of the american dream, just for a shot. just a simple shot. you and your ancestors work hard to help build this country and build the middle class people like my college friend, the late congressman, bill pascrell. there you are. used to kid his dad all the time. i said, you know, bill may be sec