Hmm.

Um, and it's, it is, it is almost everything that, uh, a, a, uh, the four-year convention ha- uh, has.

You've got crowds, you've got the markers.

The difference is, is there's no voting of the delegates.

The delegates were still elected by their state.

I'm a delegate from Illinois.

Uh, uh, and, and so you're still on the floor, but then there's still the other things.

Mm.

Tell me about it.

Well, it has, when I first heard the agenda, there were 58 speakers last night from three until what you're supposed to be nine, but you are putting our president in.

So we got out of there by about 10 30.

Um, and, uh, so there's supposed to be 58 more tonight.

The keynote is the vice president, but then he'll be followed up by the president.

That was not the original plan, but that's the way it's going together because that's the way it works.

And it is almost everything that a four-year convention has.

you.

Hmm.

Um, and it's, it is, it is almost everything that, uh, a, a, uh, the four-year convention ha- uh, has.

You've got crowds.

You've got the markers.

The difference is, is there's no voting of the delegates.

The delegates were still elected by their state.

I'm a delegate from Illinois.

Mm-hmm.

What do you got?

There is not by our governor, but by the fact that we saw that that was not going to happen from our governor.

So Peoria Museum took the initiative through the help of myself, Dennis, Mary, Mary Miller and Darren LaHood.

They brought, uh, which is a whole big exhibit about Illinois that was able to come.

It's really too bad that they want to play politics with something that this is our look.

This is the 250th anniversary of this nation, Republican Democrat, independent, all of it.

It could have been done very, very positively.

Sure.

What do you got?

There is, not by our governor, but by the fact that we saw that that was not going to happen from our governor.

So Peoria Museum took the initiative through the help of myself, Dennis, Mary Miller, and Darren LaHood.

They brought, uh, which is a whole big exhibit about Illinois that was able to come.

It's really too bad that they want to play politics with something that this is our look, this is the 250th anniversary of this nation, Republican Democrat, independent, all of it.

It could have been done very, very positively.

There were four or five States that kind of tried to opt out their own members and in their States have actually filled those.

I want to ask you, as the chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, I would be remiss if I didn't give you the opportunity in America's 250th birthday to talk about our veterans.

What do you got?

There is not by our governor, but by the fact that we saw that that was not going to happen from our governor.

So Peoria museum took the initiative through the help of myself, Dennis, Mary, Mary Miller, and Darren hood.

They brought, uh, which is a whole big exhibit about Illinois that was able to come.

It's really too bad that they want to play politics with something that this is our look.

This is the 250th anniversary of this nation, Republican Democrat, independent, all of it.

It could have been done very, very positively.

I want to ask you, as the chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, it would be I would be remiss if I didn't give you the opportunity in America's 250th birthday to talk about our veterans.