00:00My goodness. Well, hello, Georgia. Thank you. Thank you. Look, we're going to I'm going to get to the message
00:08in just a second.
00:09But there's a few things that I really want to share with you. And I just want to say, y
00:14'all, I have had an amazing and blessed life.
00:18I mean, I've I've been saved by the grace of God. I've been married for 37 years now.
00:25We've got three great grown grown kids and seven incredible grandkids.
00:31And they've been with me every step of the way and everything that I have done.
00:36And also, I've followed in the footsteps of a great man who also took his experience in the private sector
00:44to public life and served his state and country in Congress.
00:49And it's been amazing how many people that I've met on this journey that that he also touched.
00:55And that they also have their own Matt Collins story.
01:00So that's that's how I knew that I could take that same experience, y'all, in the same industry and
01:07go to Washington and deliver results and be productive and put our our state first.
01:13It's because I'd already watched a great man do that.
01:16And on that note, y'all, I'm happy to say that we've we've succeeded, whether whether that be the Trank
01:22Act to get drugs off our streets, taking care of the Port of Savannah and Brunswick and Augusta's Water or
01:30the Lake and Riley Act.
01:31Are y'all just anything in between?
01:34And and and it wasn't just my dad out there, y'all.
01:37It's my mom.
01:38She was always with him and has been a big part in all our lives.
01:44You know, she often she often looks at the pictures of of us out there on the road.
01:48She tells him, Mike, you're you're always so happy and you're always smiling and you look like you're always just
01:54having a good time.
01:56And y'all, that's because it's because of you.
01:58It's because of my supporters.
02:00I mean, obviously, I'm not the type of person that smiles all the time.
02:04I mean, my staff knows that.
02:06But y'all, when when I get out of that truck and get in a crowd, y'all give me
02:12the fuel.
02:12Y'all give me the fuel to keep going and seeing y'all in the fight.
02:16It's just the magic that's allowed me to keep on trucking out there.
02:21Now, y'all, y'all have heard me say it time and time again out there that the good Lord
02:27put me on this earth to work.
02:29And y'all and I absolutely love it.
02:32I love running hard.
02:34And it's been amazing that the that Lord has surrounded me with with a team that would probably try to
02:40outwork me if I give him the chance.
02:43I mean, they work as hard as I do and they absolutely love it.
02:47And they know the mission and I couldn't have I couldn't have done this without my team.
02:52So. So thank you.
03:01Now, folks, when I when I first ran for Congress, I told you I was running for several reasons.
03:08I wanted to make sure that we back our veterans to support our men and women in blue.
03:13Because, y'all, I was so sick and tired of of hearing people say defund the police.
03:18I just couldn't stand it.
03:20You know, I also went up there because because I know that the upcoming generation just doesn't have the same
03:26opportunities that I had.
03:28I mean, y'all, I built my first house at 22 and started my first business at 24.
03:33And they just don't have those opportunities today.
03:36And we've got to get taxes and regulations under control.
03:41Make sure that illegal immigrants are sent home and make sure that young people can chase their version of the
03:48American dream.
03:50Y'all tonight, I'm happy to report that we have delivered on those fronts.
03:56And I want you to know something else, too.
04:06Y'all, it's been an honor, an honor and a privilege to serve under the leadership of the best president
04:14in my lifetime.
04:15That is President Donald J. Trump.
04:25And it's also been an honor and a privilege to serve the 10th District of Georgia.
04:31Now, you know, the results may not be what we wanted tonight.
04:36But, y'all, that's okay.
04:38I'm going to continue to serve in whatever capacity I'm afforded.
04:42And I look forward to whatever the good Lord has in store for us.
04:47Listen, I want to thank everybody out there.
04:50I felt them.
04:52I thank you for your prayers, for your comfort, your support, and your time.
04:58God bless you and God bless Georgia.
