restored and this community is back on its feet! we're not going anywhere! [ applause ] that is not just my promise. that's america's promise. it's a promise i make here in joplin. it's a promise i made down in tuscaloosa or in any of the communities that have been hit by these devastating storms over the last few weeks. now, there have been countless acts of kindness and selflessness in recent days. we've already heard the record of some of that. but perhaps none are as inspiring as what took place when the storm was bearing down on joplin, threatening an entire