[ applause ] my children, nancy, corrine, paul, alexander, and my grandchildren. and i'm proud, too, to be from a large family. the youngest of seven. to acknowledge my brother, thomas, the former mayor of baltimore, maryland. welcome, thomas. [ applause ] let me thank my constituents in san francisco who i am proud to represent in the spirit of the anthem of our city of st. francis, the song of st. francis. i'm so pleased that that was recited by all of us at the service this morning. i'm grateful to my colleagues for their commitment to