but pat wright was just indefatigable. tell us about that. [applause] there are a couple of people that we have not mentioned get and where would like to say some the about. the first from was congressman hamilton fish on the house side. originally, he and silver at -- silvia conti or the first republican sponsors willing to go on the bill. >> before low weicker? >> on the house side. >> oh, sorry. an >> and congressman fish was one of the best of champions on the house side getting the past and i miss him a lot. also, i think the house misses him a lot. also sandy perino should be mentioned for a number of reasons. one, she's got more guts than i do. [laughter] #2, she is the parent of a disabled child and because of that, force the council to do the first draft of the ada when they did not want to do it go all. i have heard she is writing a book. i am sure we will all be in it. [laughter] she has a place in the history of the ada. >> before you go on, sandy is in town. she will be at the white house this afternoon and will be at the gala to

my image of pat wright is having all these different meetings. a lot of people think that the entire disability community was united as one. [laughter] everybody had different opinions. it is like herding cats to get everyone together. my image of pat wright was going from one group to another group, and i will have more to say about that when i introduce bobby silverstein. but pat wright was a break in bringing people together. tell us about those things. [applause] >> there are some things that i like to say about that. congressman fish, they were the first republican sponsors that were willing to go on the bill. on the house side. and fish was one of the best chance we had on the house side to get that bill passed. i miss him a lot, and i think the house misses him, too. sandy should be mentioned because she has not been mentioned at all. she should be mentioned for a number of reasons. one, she has more gusto than i do. she is the parent of a disabled child who, because of that force, the national council during the first draft of the ada whe