congressman todd rokita is eager to hear your questions and concerns and he is here for dialogue, not here to give a 50-minute speech and bore us to death. he wouldn't do that to you. he does want a dialogue. he is here honestly to take questions and to provide you with answers. so at this time, please give a great nass welcome to a great former nass member, congressman todd rokita. >> thank you, beth, i really appreciate that introduction. the reason i'm here, we did have some scheduling issues as many of you do as well. it's nothing new. i know what happens being a former nass president. i know what gets happened to you by leslie reynolds if you don't come at the appropriate time to do your duty. so i am here, really, because i absolutely love this organization. i'm still in love with it, even from the perch of my new public, elected responsibilities. some of you have, i got meet on the way in and rekindle some old friendships and i appreciate that very much. some of you asked me how i like my any job and robin carnahan even asked if she could kiss my ring. i'll hear about that late

congressman todd rokita is eager to hear your questions and concerns. and he is here for dialog. he is not here to give a 50-minute speech and bore us to death. he wouldn't do that to you. he does want a dialog. he is here honestly to take questions and to provide you with answers. so at this time, please give a great nass welcome to a great former nass member tom rokita. [applause] >> thank you, beth. i really appreciate that -- that introduction. the reason i'm here -- we did have some scheduling issues as many of you do as well, nothing new. but i know what happens being a former nass president. i know what happens -- what gets done by leslie reynolds if you don't get done at the appropriate to get your duty. i absolutely love this horg i'm still in love with it, even from the perch of my new public -- elected responsibilities. some of you -- i got to meet on the way in and re-kindle some old friendships and i appreciate that very much. some of you asked me how i like my new job, and robin carnahan even asked if she could kiss my ring. [laughter] >> i'll hear about that later.