Hi guys I'm David perdue Jr United States Center for Georgia. I'm delighted to be with you today I've got some interesting those for you and I wanna introduce somebody to you just a bit first. I want uh put out a special shout out to the first responders and state and local authorities and whatley relative to her okay norma. My wife and I were actually back away from South Georgia uh last weekend um and the storm and I have an important today because then um most people were out of harms way, when the storm came through We did have three for counties and I know what one fortunately but staying authorities did a great job. The owners office all day on did fantastic job preparing us for the storm and now the after man getting people back into their homes. We still have a lot of people, Georgia without power, so we less you consult with your local authorities about that uh but thanks again for your attention and for listening to our state and local authorities during this prices today, I'm really excited I with a It is my personal uh. This is my first page United States if so, this is a personal honor. They give United States centers to nominate a person from our state. The page United States and this is a big deal. Some of the people who really nice they said today started their careers as pages in United States in tomorrow's enters the. What I can think of right off the top so today I wanna do is every dogs flourish uh we're gonna have a little dog, her about what is like to And in the Senate is a page and uh and we welcome this is in my personal options for go there. Yes, they need to know getting me to be here and create an experience well, I like that yeah this is been over to it get seven. So how did you get chosen, then you go through their process. Application process and actually summer Premier auctions, mention it to me when I was back here and a pro but I stop by a just say I do believe that here staff members and Yes, I don't want to five for a just giving like this child of, I by Or you yeah in July, to come to the awesome master two weeks ago, so you says, master so you guys going to school same time work on the Senate is ever yes, sir, we serve school. I look around like no later than of a am and we love around webster forms which is around two blocks from the heart building and then we gonna be different. I don't think property classic that's my teachers, questions them. Another school until billion here in our community so, if you're ways to started sixth, more yes, it is that important hello We are rescued more your clients will just a hands on my time Senate is competing so if you guys come in 10, we, like to lose club 45 be over here. Senator chamber while most schools in Georgia started a hanging, probably 15 years there and they one of your responsibilities into page and soon in the Senate, we do anything. This first class them as we said they're pretty and to get them water for their speeches. We set the change with the dailies in the morning. It in the club brand passed Custody so you, a little public record doesn't stand up so I notice it when I presided for example, they're always pages sitting there next to the podium. Uh. What is there was their response really want there before and he's so we called up percent the rostrum uh that way and the one page of call point which is the presence is next to the player and phone just answer any calls from the club bring in back into space in your page okay, whatever they need, we made a call Most of the girls is, after and then their eyes when their game. This guys and anything first asking guys. We just all type tires coming today with well. I will say this. I have been very impressed with the classical pages. We actually yeah a young man who was a valedictorian the prior 20 years out here, but it's a high honor to be chosen doesn't is I'm very grateful to be here well inside into process that time a lot of people lying on that we have the applications but uh you have such a strong application that topic that was an easy decision that percent made uh so whether you're, gonna be here Till January, like right yes, so it's a full semester. We have school credit for this. It's gonna make it credit for each course. We taking the weekend happy Friday and here's a really effective working for private pages are there in this mess. This semester. There are 20 71 27 is the only 27. This is not your you have tested you will be greeted with a great will go back on your record back in time. I still like what you gonna passed along your I got to thinking County high school. I say and when you're ready, one and graduate Next year and why did you wanna do I just. I mean great opportunity to see how was able to interact first-hand contain the old floor or the bear you like the people you get to like the down of a with a lot of the great awesome that's amazing because I'm really like 13 tours Washington period abc. I love to see so I think it's a great experience get to be a part of well, I just very probably uh probably family uh I'm so ready for your home, do this, and no. I think she said this is started, congratulation will be confirming chosen next Saturday. I just want to This is the future of America is on because of you guys that's it. Um I'm really excited about the future of our country. That we got major problems, but when I go try on see our military and Afghanistan, Iraq and places in siri place like that, um I'm just reminded about how strong uh the future of our country is because of young people like this I'm excited to June here um and I'm excited to to small part of the process of of your confirmation so thank you, thank you. Everybody. I appreciate you being patient with us