i want to say thank you, ron meyer is. this is your day. i want to say thank you, ron. if it would not be for you, rocco, and the rest of the laborers that went outside -- folks, my salutes. i have been around here for 35 years now. this is my best day. you all need to be proud of you are setting the standard for america that no one else in america is doing. thank you very much. [applause] i wanted to say that if it had not been -- i just left off to vote -- two people that i do not want to leave off, the leader of the northern california laborers. the first thing he did was get together with this young man over here. that is how the whole thing started. thank you all. >> thank you for that clip. it was wonderful. >> we have more for you, if you want. >> the next item, i believe, is the report of the general manager. >> actually [unintelligible] >> ok. >> i thought you would like to say nbc picture of our newest hire. -- you would like to see a picture of our newest hire. [applause] >> nice logo. >> you noticed that. she is 3 days old and maybe in the tunnel program. [l

i had a speech for you and i never write one, but today i will surely, in the honor of ron meyer is, i've been like for you all to see just where he has taken this commission and the people that you are now responsible for. if you do not mind. >> please, go ahead. >> this is the training center. that is ronald. he's the head of the training center for laborers in northern california. thes

ron meyer is a program officer with the young america's foundation. he is in washington, d.c.o have you joining us this morning. >> good morning. >> good morning to you. so what i wanted to know is with the youth vote, what is it that you are looking for in a candidate. >> well, i think young people and young conservatives are looking for bold solutions and something that's going to address them as a young person not as grandchildren and children or real people and really want big change in the country. right now young people are hurt worse by this economy. they're taking an xleconomic shellacking thanks to the obama administration. average graduating college debt is at record levels. national debt is off the charts. come up with youth misery index at the young american's foundation to show these things. and are these candidates going to bring up these topics and itd young people and outline why they're take an economic beating and are they going to propose real solutions? i think with all the candidates, maybe with the exception of ron paul, their plan is not bold enough do t