And may I just say that we are delighted to see all of you here on this crisp, cool day in the Rose Garden. Secretary Lynn Martin over here, Secretary of Labor, and then Attorney General Bill Barr, sitting over here in the front. And also a very special welcome to Harry Beck and his wife, Karan. And I'll have more to say about him in a minute. But thank you for coming all this way.
Today happens to be a very special anniversary.
Two hundred and forty-nine years ago today, Thomas Jefferson was born. And there is a renewed spirit of Jeffersonian reform sweeping through this nation today. It is therefore a fitting occasion for putting into effect new reforms that will protect Americans' fundamental rights against political abuse by special interest groups. For brilliance, for courage, for passion in the cause of freedom and democracy, no one has ever surpassed Thomas Jefferson. Now, not long ago in Philadelphia, I spoke of the wisdom of the Founders on the subject of government reform.