I’m gratified that there are people for whom my testimony meant something; listeners whose eyes were opened to the fragility of our democracy. And I’m proud of bringing parts of my story from my New Jersey childhood to that hearing room. I did what was expected of me, what should be expected of an American. I did my civic duty, no more than that. I felt like an American, and I didn’t require or deserve anything more than a “thank you for your testimony.”
