 Sir, Mr. President, I would like to ask you to make a point here. Very good. Thank you. Good afternoon. Thanks to you. Hello, Tom. Nice to see you. This is President Bushman. Great. That's great. Mr. President, we're very grateful that you've taken this precious time to understand that in 10 minutes we're going to try to cover everything except I think church-to-state relations is more important than watching the football game. So therefore, I hope that a broad meeting will not be made on this day. As I said, I'm in Florida. I'm on the mayor of St. Paul. I'm the first vice president of the Nation of the States. We've just included setting out priorities. I think some of our conclusions demonstrate some unifying organization and some of the things the administration is trying to do with our strong support. We were the first organization to support the administration attacking the integrity problem, for example, even before we compromised package of the past fall. We reiterated in our priorities support for the energy. I know that we're all good at seeing each other individually. Let me right up the door. It's the end of the year. So please, sit down. The chairs should still be warm. We'll be starting today. Thank you. This president, I'm today Randall, I'm president of the Nation of the Nation. If we didn't prepare our state, if we didn't want to leave with women, we'd just like to have an opportunity to visit. We're so excited, thrilled that you're willing to see us. I don't know why all the nice events of the day, they have so crowded in the schedule that they don't have as much. The volunteers are out there in the trenches. I know. We are supporting you all the way. And I guess the biggest thing, the myth or fact, whatever it is, that women aren't supporting you as well is that I just think there are some things we have to look through that can change that perception. And if you have any thoughts for us, we certainly want to be about the business of trying to help you. Well, I've been disturbed to keep seeing the polls that I am unpopular with some of my best friends. And I think that with you, that it is a perception, although maybe some of the positions I've taken are not popular with all ladies. I would hope that they would be with those of you, for example, the squeal rule. I vetoed a measure similar to that in California when I was governor. I just don't believe that the government has a right to go into collusion with underage children, with girls, something as important as that and keep that secret from the parents. I think if we want to have the family institution as what it should be, then the government shouldn't try to substitute for it. I'm sure that many of them are opposed to my position on abortion. I feel that unless and until someone can establish that the unborn child is not a living entity, then you have to give it the benefit of the doubt and opt that it is and protect its right of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And maybe some of those things, and I know that another one, two other ones, I know they feel we've been unfair in our trimming of the budget. I'm trying to trim it. No one has noticed that each budget has been bigger than the one before. All that we have cut is, as you know, the law requires that a president must project budgets five years in advance. All we've cut are the projected increases from the previous administration in the budget. It's good to see you here. Good to see you again. It's a pleasure for me to meet you again. Well, please. Good to see you. Well, that's it. Come here. Sit down. There's a chair over there. Good morning. How do you got, John? I know some of the other senators have gone over there. Here's the member. There he is. Good to see you. Thank you. Our side of the conversation. You personally, all that you've done in regard to the things that we are trying to accomplish, state how your country, Italy is certainly a staunch ally of participation together of peacekeeping forces and all and how grateful we are. Thank you. By local government and facing up to a problem at the local level rather than ignoring us, and I think that your cities have done that. And the third part of this formula, understand that in the 34 years that the municipal league or rather the citizens forum on self-government has been granting this prestigious All-American Cities award that this is the first time the presentation has been made at the White House. And Jim Hetland, your invitation has long overdue. And besides, how could I turn down a presentation that has two California winners? But it's appropriate that we are in this particular room today, the Roosevelt Room, because I understand that Theodore Roosevelt helped found the municipal league way back in 1894. Incidentally, we're kind of proud of something the entire clan of Roosevelt came in here some time ago and made this presentation which has never before been displayed. And that is his Nobel Peace Prize. And if you won't quote me, I said at the time that it was appropriate that he finally give it here and that he was a Republican and he proved it. He won it sitting on a yacht. Get even with all those people that are saying those nasty things about it. But it was on the yacht, presidential yacht where he brought the Japanese and the Russians together. Well, you all know my commitment to private sector initiatives and promotion of public-private partnerships, so I'm honored to have you all here today. I know the time and effort that's going into eight successful partnerships and I compliment the mayors and the business community partners for recognizing the importance of expanding citizen participation and providing these great examples for other communities to replicate. And which reminds me, I hope, Jim, that municipal league along with their partners and partners for livable places has included all those good examples in the data bank partnership data line USA. All right. Some of us here today have differing political philosophies but I believe that we all agree on the need for concern for our fellow citizens. And I think it's wonderful that in this time of stress in our country, instead of private enterprise help drying up, it's gone the other way. It has multiplied and increased as people have recognized there was a job to do and that they had a part in it. Now, from the health facility and neighborhood revitalization in Durham, North Carolina to the downtown assistance program in Santa Rosa, California, we witnessed successful local level solutions all expressing our concern and I would now like to have Jim come up here and we'll proceed with the presentation of these well-deserved awards. My understanding, Mr. President, is I will announce the community and if you stand over there, I'll hand you this and I will come up. The first award winner and I would like the mayor of Ames, Iowa, Father Paul Goodland. Iowa State Game. The mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan, the Honorable Louis D. Belcher. But when I was a sports announcer Michigan's football stadium was known as an ammonia roll. The mayor of Durham, North Carolina, the Honorable Charles B. Markham. How about Fort Wayne? The mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, the Honorable Winfield Moses Jr. The mayor of Salem, Oregon, the Honorable Sue Harris. The mayor of San Antonio, Texas, the Honorable Henry G. Sinaris. Santa Ana, California, the Honorable Gordon Brickin. I know this is non-partisan but that's where all the good Republicans go before they die. And finally and last but not least the mayor of Santa Rosa, California, Mr. Jack Keely. No, no. Madam Mayor. I'm sorry. Honorable Donna Boren. He picks me up. Congratulations to the winners and to all of you. Thank you for coming here and letting us participate in this for the first time in the White House. Thank you.