congressman steve kaydin is here. -- steve kaydin is here. your own mayor, jim schmidt. and milwaukee mayor, tom barrett, is here as well. [applause] i want to thank all the tribal leaders of wisconsin who are with us here today. [applause] i want to a knowledge great leadership that you are getting in the united states senate from herb kohl and russ feingold, although they cannot be here with us today. give them a big round of applause. [applause] this is a town hall meeting, but if you do not mind, i want to make a few comments at the outset to frame the discussion, and then we will get to the fun part. you guys can bombard me with questions. as i said, i want to thank southwest high school for hosting us. i especially want to thank laura for sharing her story. it takes courage to do that, and it takes even more courage to battle a disease like cancer with such grace and determination. i know her family is here and they are working and fighting with her every inch of the way. her story is incredibly moving, but sadly, it is not unique. every day in this country, more a