 and i had jennifer uh... pass out a a uh... booklet uh... that if we stop and come down here you know that uh... uh... rhode island's contributions to the founding of the united states and those of the here uh... hopefully have gotten a copy of that that was my address to the national speakers of the house when they convened in rhode island uh... in newport uh... in uh... two thousand and nineteen i was asked by then speaker maddie l o to give the welcoming remarks