MIKE. ALL RIGHT, SO NEW THIS MORNING, BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE GETTING READY TO HEAD FROM THE CALIFORNIA CAPITOL TO CAPITOL HILL. AND THIS MORNING WE’RE JOINED BY ROBERT HITE, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE SACRAMENTO METRO CHAMBER, TO TALK ABOUT THIS YEAR’S CAP TO CAP EVENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. THIS IS THE LARGEST CONTINGENT THAT YOU FOLKS HAVE EVER SENT. YES, IT IS A LOT OF FREQUENT FLIER MILES OVER THIS I THINK SO. SO THIS IS IN ITS 52ND YEAR. YEAH. OF THE PROGRAM HAPPENING. AND WE WILL WELCOME 425 PLUS REPRESENTATIVES TRAVELING BACK TO DC WITH US NEXT WEEK. ALL RIGHT. SO IN LAYMAN’S TERMS, WHY IS THIS SUCH A VITAL TRIP FOR YOU FOLKS. SO THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. WE GO BACK AND WE ADVOCATE BETWEEN 13 DIFFERENT TEAMS. WE’RE BRINGING BACK 20 PLUS POLICY PAPERS TO ADVOCATE FOR THOSE FEDERAL DOLLARS AND RESOURCES TO COME BACK HERE TO THE CAPITAL CITY THAT FOCUSES ON TRYING TO IMPROVE OUR OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE. I IMAGINE SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THE PAST. WHY DO YOU SEE THIS AS SUCH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR FOR FOLKS WHO ARE PUSHING CERTAIN LEGISLATION. SO I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE ACROSS THE COUNTRY ALL TRAVEL BACK TO DC. BUT OUR DELEGATION IS ACTUALLY THE LARGEST IN THE NATION TO TRAVEL BACK. AND SO IT’S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WHEN WE CAN GO BACK AND WE CAN ALIGN OUR VOICE ON THOSE KEY ISSUES THAT WILL IMPACT THE COMMUNITY BUSINESS ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT ARE GOING TO BE PROACTIVE FOR OUR OVERALL ISSUES THAT WE FEEL ARE IMPORTANT TO US. IT’S CERTAINLY SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE GOING TO BE TOP OF MIND, YOU THINK WHEN YOUR DELEGATION GOES OUT THERE? OH GOSH, I THINK THERE’S EVERYTHING FROM, LET’S SAY, EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE TRANSPORTATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE, CIVIC AMENITIES. OUR NEWEST IS WILDFIRE. SO OF OUR VOLUNTEERS, THEY’RE ALL DIVIDED INTO DIFFERENT TEAMS AND WITH POLICY EXPERTS. SO WE CAN REALLY FOCUS AS WE NOT JUST MEET WITH OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS IN DC, BUT ALSO ALL THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE AREAS I JUST MENTIONED. SO HOW DOES IT WORK, DO YOU FOLKS? BECAUSE YOU SAID THERE’S WHAT, OVER 400 CORRECT, THAT ARE GOING TO BE GOING AND A WAITING LIST STILL. OH, AND OF COURSE, I CAN IMAGINE. SO IS THERE LIKE DO YOU FOLKS ALL HAVE TO GET TOGETHER AND DECIDE ON COLLECTIVELY WHAT WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO BE PUSHING FOR? SO WE DO SO WITHIN THOSE TEAMS ARE DIVIDED OUT OVER 13 TEAMS. AND SO EACH WILL HAVE TEAM LEADS. SO THERE’S USUALLY TWO DIFFERENT TEAM LEADS SOMETIMES THREE PERHAPS. AND THEY’LL FOCUS ON BRINGING TOGETHER THAT TEAM TO FOCUS ON THE ISSUES AND ALIGNING THAT PRIORITY PAPER AROUND KIND OF A COLLECTIVE VOICE THAT REPRESENTS SIX COUNTIES IN 22 CITIES. THIS IS GOING TO BE AMAZING. WHEN DO YOU FOLKS HEAD OUT? SO I ACTUALLY WILL LEAVE TOMORROW BY MYSELF AND THE ADVANCE TEAM WILL BE THERE A LITTLE BIT EARLIER. BUT WE HAVE FOLKS STARTING ON FRIDAY FLYING OUT ALL THE WAY THROUGH SUNDAY. AND THEN WE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING, UH, MONDAY DAY MORNING, MORE THAN 420 REGIONAL BUSINESSES, LEADERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, POLICY CHANGE MAKERS. WHAT A TRIP. ENJOY. TAKE A LOT OF PICTURES. LET US KNOW HOW IT GOES. ABSOLUTELY. YOU COME BAC