intern. and to gain a sense of appreciation and inspiration for public service in its most genuine form. from my experience, i believe that one of the things gabby would want us to take away from saturday is that we need to continue to be devoted public servants and citizens. on saturday -- [ applause ] on saturday, violence reared its ugly head to silence our voice in government but we know our community will not be silenced and our representative will not be silenced. one of the most impressive example also of this spirit is my friend standing next to me, daniel hernandez. [ applause ] many of you have heard his story