i also want to congratulate my friend mayor sheedy for her star neri leadership for being the next president -- extraordinary leadership for being the next president of the conference of mayors and sharing the task force on mental health. i am so grateful for her. i want to thank my friend and fellow miami native mayor suarez for his kind introduction, leadership of the conference of mayors over the last year. today i would like to talk about the well-being of america, where we are, and where we must go in the days ahead. for me, this story starts with my parents. my parents, like generations of immigrants who were inspired by what america stood for, the chance to dream big, the chance to work hard and make those dreams come true, the chance to be treated fairly regardless of your background or skin color, and the opportunity to live in a community for people looked out for each other and shared common hopes about the future. my parents knew that those ideals did not get -- yet represent reality for everyone but they wanted to live in a society where these ideals were our moral compass. this

and i want to congratulate my friend may or she be for her extraordinary -- mayor sheedy for her extraordinary leadership and for sharing the task force on mental health. and i want to thank my friend mayor suarez for his introduction, leadership at the conference of the last year. today, i would like to talk about the well-being of america. where we are and where we must go in the days ahead. for me, the story starts with my parents. like generations of immigrants, they were inspired by what america stood for, at the chance to dream big, to work hard and make dreams come true. the chance to be treated fairly, regardless of background or skin color, and the opportunity to live in a community where people looked at for each other and shared common hopes about the future. my parents knew those ideals did not yet represent reality for everyone, but they wanted to live in a society where these ideals were the moral compass. this vision of america has fueled hope for millions over the last nearly 250 years and the belief in our ability to make progress toward those ideals has inspired so many peopl