Mark Takano: “How much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 10 minutes remaining.”

“George Retes is a U.S. citizen and an Iraq War veteran, and yet he was treated like an enemy by his own government,”

“Every generation must take up the work of renewing and perfecting the idea of America so that America lives up to its promise.”

Because America is an idea worth fighting for.

“I am honored to have George as my guest at the State of the Union. His presence will speak volumes.”