father served twenty six years in the airforce as a pilot and a pioneer in our missile program I learned early about the sacrifices a family makes when

Assistant Secretary defense in sector than and I spent six years as a member of the United States each time I serve not with

i spent six years as a member of the united states senate each time i serve not with the expectation of making government a career but

I'm not a neophyte but I am certainly not a professional I would say that's a majority of the Americans

issue citizens as equal in a democracy no I came here because this might be the first of

in short they're worried about the future they want solution not ready Rick and I share everyone of these concerts I came from a family of citizen so my

fielder citizen academics not I feel what about as a citizen as a citizen nd he was a he

I am a proud, naturalized citizen born in Columbia.

I was a career foreign service officer for twenty six years.

than tearing the fabric of this nation apart as one who spent four years in the Reagan administration and then served in the Senate as

is not is not a lot of Unknown your father I came here from Cuba my parents I think that %HESITATION

and fight I I was privileged to serve five and a half years as the Solicitor General of Texas serving

of equality and as president as the first referendum president I would serve until Congress passed

size two secretaries of defense and secretary of state secretary of homeland security I've been all over the world as

raise the retirement age two years in phase it in over twenty five years Amazing Grace it one month a year for twenty five years when

I reflect on this past year in serving you here in the United States Senate let me tell you it's been an honor a blessing and a pretty as