it is amazing, rebecca wroteg what you can bounce back from when you have to. we are a strong, tight-knit family who has made it through some very very hard times. we are a strong, tight-knit family who has made it through some very, very hard times. america rebekah and ben's story is our story. they represent the millions who have worked hard scrimped sacrificed and retooled. you are the reason that i ran for this office. you are the people i was thinking of six years ago today in the darkest months of the crisis when i stood on the steps of this capitol and promised we would rebuild our economy on a new foundation. and it has been your resilience your effort that has made it possible for our country to emerge stronger. we believed we could we verse the tide of outsourcing and draw new businesses to our shores and in the past five years our businesses have created more than 11 million new jobs. (applause) we believed we could reduce our dependence on foreign oil and protect our planet. and today, america is number one in oil and gas. america is number one in w