The America I Know Is Great -

The America I Know Is Great - Not Because Government Made It Great But Because Ordinary Citizens Like Me, Like My Father And Like You Are Given The Opportunity Every Day To Do Extraordinary Things.

Regardless Of The Difficulties We May Face Individually, In Our Families, In Our Communities And In Our Nation, The Old Adage Is Still True - You Can Make Excuses Or You Can Make Progress, But You Cannot Make Both! The America I Know Doesn't Make Excuses.

So The America I Came To Know Growing Up Was Filled With All The Excitement And Possibilities Found In Living The American Dream.

Growing Up, I Had A Front Row Seat To Seeing Two People Work Really Hard. My Dad Scrubbed Toilets At A Private Catholic School For A While And That Was To Help Me Get Through School.

My Parents Immigrated To The United States With $10 In Their Pocket And A Belief That The America They Had Heard About Really Did Exist As The Land Of Opportunity.