my name is rebecca reidel, reidel from billings montana.if i stumble a little bit, i've been up since 3:30 yesterday morning. as i said, my name is rebecca reidel and a field agent for the laborers in montana, local 1686. [cheers and applause] i began with the laborers in 2008, just as the housing market and the credit industry began to crumble. but prior to working for the laborers union, i was employed for 22 years at the afl-cio, working with dislocated workers who lost their job due to various plant closures, trade readjustment -- trade deals and whatnot. so i have a unique understanding of the hopelessness that all the unemployed americans today are facing and how they feel. the difference between now and then as an employment training specialist was there was lots of resources available to assist them as an employment training specialist was there was lots of resources available to assist them as an employment training specialist was there was lots of resources available to assist them. but today with specialist was there was lots of