WEBVTT - CBC Shorts: Rep Yvette Clarke

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<v Speaker 3>Welcome, Welcome, Hey, everybody. This episode is a replay of

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<v Speaker 3>one of our interviews from our live stream as a

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<v Speaker 3>Congressional Black Caucus Foundations Annual Legislative Conference. If you want

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<v Speaker 3>the links in the episode description. You can also find

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<v Speaker 3>a full list of all the guests we interviewed. Welcome home, y'all.

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<v Speaker 3>We are welcoming up Congresswoman Evac Clark. She is the

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<v Speaker 3>incoming chair for the Congressional Black Caucust. She's been in

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<v Speaker 3>congressional leadership, a long time Chris woman, and she is extraordinary.

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<v Speaker 3>We first met while she was on the Homeland Security

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<v Speaker 3>Committee as a freshman, and watching her rise has been

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<v Speaker 3>my greatest privilege and honor. Congressoman Clark, thank you so

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<v Speaker 3>much for being here with us today.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to add that she's one of the most

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<v Speaker 1>fashionable members Yes Congress as well. Has always been super

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<v Speaker 1>fly and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated.

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<v Speaker 1>And on a personal note of privilege, you have always

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<v Speaker 1>been so supportive of me, So I want to thank

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<v Speaker 1>you publicly for that. So we love you, and happy welcome.

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<v Speaker 2>Home, Welcome, wonderful. It's such an honor to be with you.

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<v Speaker 2>And I do want to make a correction. I am

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<v Speaker 2>the first vice chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm seeking the support of my colleagues will message of

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<v Speaker 2>the Congressional Black Caucus.

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<v Speaker 4>But you know you put it.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, here's what I know. Here's what I know, and

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<v Speaker 3>I want to say this to you, of course, that

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<v Speaker 3>race is not partisan, and also we're in the clear here.

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<v Speaker 3>What I want to say to you to your face,

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<v Speaker 3>Miss Clark, is as long as I worked on the

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<v Speaker 3>hill and even after, I know how long you've served diligently,

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<v Speaker 3>how much you love your colleagues, how much you love

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<v Speaker 3>the culture, how much you love your constituents, how much

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<v Speaker 3>you adore our community, and so I am confident that

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<v Speaker 3>you will be the next share of the Congressional Black Caucus.

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<v Speaker 3>And I know I've seen your service, you know firsthand,

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<v Speaker 3>And I loved laboring with you because you made everything

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<v Speaker 3>fun and we still worked hard, but you always kept

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<v Speaker 3>a smile on your face, and I'm grateful for that.

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<v Speaker 3>And for your sisterhood too.

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<v Speaker 5>Thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 2>My sister sat Andrew is such a pleasure.

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<v Speaker 4>It's good to be with you. I was gonna tell you.

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<v Speaker 4>I told Congressman mixing Waters when we were.

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<v Speaker 5>Together at the DNC, how growing up in Florida, in Gainesville,

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<v Speaker 5>how I didn't know my member of Congress and there

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<v Speaker 5>was a white male at the time, and how because

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<v Speaker 5>of her advocacy, I always felt like she was my

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<v Speaker 5>member of Congress. You're the next member of Congress who

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<v Speaker 5>really puts puts it in the mold of I don't

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<v Speaker 5>have to be a New York resident in your district

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<v Speaker 5>to know that you're out there fighting for us.

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<v Speaker 4>And so I know our listeners feel that way.

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<v Speaker 5>I know I personally feel that way, and I just

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<v Speaker 5>I'm thankful for your leadership and high time that a

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<v Speaker 5>voice like yours helms again the CBC.

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted, Oh, thank you, thank you all so very much.

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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate it, and I love my people. At the baseline,

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<v Speaker 2>it starts with the love of your people, and you

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<v Speaker 2>will go, you know, through the fire to make sure

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<v Speaker 2>that they are safe, they are protected, they are thriving.

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<v Speaker 4>That's real.

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<v Speaker 2>In this society.

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<v Speaker 3>You do that every day. I want to ask you.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we're talking about this selection in less partisan

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<v Speaker 3>ways because you know, we want to protect the five o'

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<v Speaker 3>one C three status of the Foundation. But one thing

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<v Speaker 3>I wanted to raise is there are a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>concerns impacting our community specifically going into this election. And

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<v Speaker 3>we're not talking about who to go for necessarily right now,

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<v Speaker 3>but I think we all want to preserve democracy. There

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<v Speaker 3>are a lot of threats at stake in you for

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<v Speaker 3>a long time, cybersecurity has been your bread and butter,

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<v Speaker 3>you know that space. What are you most concerned about

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<v Speaker 3>for black folks going into this selection site? Absolutely, I'm

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<v Speaker 3>concerned that our extreme, you know, devotion to social media

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<v Speaker 3>puts us in a place where misinformation and disinformation can

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<v Speaker 3>can permeate our thoughts, and so oftentimes what we're seeing

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<v Speaker 3>is not accurate, their deep fakes. You technology used to deceive,

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<v Speaker 3>intentionally deceive people.

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<v Speaker 2>That can be visual and it can be audio as well,

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<v Speaker 2>And this will be the first election where this technology

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<v Speaker 2>is that the fingertips of the average everyday American not

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<v Speaker 2>to mention foreign advices. And so I'm just concerned, given

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<v Speaker 2>the tone and tenor of this particular election cycle. Some

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<v Speaker 2>would call it desperation, others would call it openly ambitious

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<v Speaker 2>that there will be those types of disruptions to our election.

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<v Speaker 2>And it doesn't have to be information regarding candidates. It

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<v Speaker 2>could be your polling side is closed.

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<v Speaker 1>Right right, yep, the day of the election. And it's

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<v Speaker 1>interesting you bring that up because it shows how powerful

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<v Speaker 1>we are as a people in this country first, but

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<v Speaker 1>second as a voting block, because we are disproportionately targeted

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<v Speaker 1>by misinformation and disinformation, I would argue, perhaps second only

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<v Speaker 1>to the Lasino community. And a lot of these outlets

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<v Speaker 1>don't have Native Spanish speakers to help dispute some of

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<v Speaker 1>the disinformation. So we want to encourage our viewers out

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<v Speaker 1>there share responsibly, consume information responsibly. What are some things

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<v Speaker 1>that you would encourage people to do, like how if

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<v Speaker 1>you know, how how do they make sure that they're

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<v Speaker 1>not consuming misinformation and disinformation? And what role is the

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<v Speaker 1>congressional black castus?

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<v Speaker 2>And you take the same device provides us the opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>to fact check. Yes, right, So don't just receive content

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<v Speaker 2>and not then do some a little do legits around it,

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<v Speaker 2>because if it doesn't sound right, it probably isn't right,

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<v Speaker 2>And oftentimes we know that the information we receive can

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<v Speaker 2>be flawed, and we don't want to inadvertently participate in

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<v Speaker 2>the spread of that. And that's what generative AI can

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<v Speaker 2>do in the blink of an eye. So I want

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<v Speaker 2>to encourage our folks to use that same device. When

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<v Speaker 2>you receive something on social media to investigate, you do

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<v Speaker 2>your own fact checking.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, you have you considered. I know you've got to bounce.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm so sorry.

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<v Speaker 5>Have you considered the feeling what the work becomes if

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<v Speaker 5>you are negotiating as CBC chair with a black woman

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<v Speaker 5>president who's overly qualified and all the other good stuff.

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<v Speaker 5>But I just I don't want us to sit in

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<v Speaker 5>a moment that we're not at yet. But I would

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<v Speaker 5>love to hear your pre thought.

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<v Speaker 2>Extraordinarily excited about First of all, what the Biden Harris

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<v Speaker 2>administration has already done. They've made monumental investments, and the

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<v Speaker 2>CBC has been a major part of negotiating those investments,

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<v Speaker 2>knowing that the need for those investments to hit our

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<v Speaker 2>communities is paramount, and that we're turning the page.

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<v Speaker 3>We are already.

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<v Speaker 5>Turning the page.

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<v Speaker 2>The question is will we go back, will all of

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<v Speaker 2>those investments be dismantled and we say no, it won't.

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<v Speaker 2>We say not on our watch. And just knowing that this,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to say, sister, is a new generation. Both

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<v Speaker 2>of us were born in the same year. I won't

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<v Speaker 2>go into those details, but you can google it, use.

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<v Speaker 4>Your Google machine.

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<v Speaker 2>We were birth born as beneficiaries of the civil rights movement.

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<v Speaker 2>We were not you know, young people that marched or

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<v Speaker 2>the young people that were host We were the beneficiaries.

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<v Speaker 2>And that meant that, you know, the world was our

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<v Speaker 2>oyster because our ancestors truly did what needed to be

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<v Speaker 2>doe to get to be done in order to advance

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<v Speaker 2>our communities. We now have someone with that frame to

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<v Speaker 2>move us forward, and certainly among CBC members, we've got

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<v Speaker 2>a intergenerational body and that is a unique blend in

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<v Speaker 2>this century. We are, I believe, at the precipice of

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<v Speaker 2>manifesting a whole new paradigm of a civil society. It

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<v Speaker 2>already exists. They are those who are in denial about

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<v Speaker 2>the existence. But as a result of what our answers

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<v Speaker 2>us is that we probably have the most educated Black

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<v Speaker 2>community in the generation. That's not to say that there

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<v Speaker 2>is major work that has to be telling because we

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<v Speaker 2>got to raise the bar and I think that's where

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<v Speaker 2>the fear that we are experiencing that has been weaponized

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<v Speaker 2>against us is coming from. So stay tuned.

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<v Speaker 1>And I just want to let you know because I

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<v Speaker 1>know you've got to get to the dinner. But the

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<v Speaker 1>comments on our YouTube live, everyone is commenting about your

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<v Speaker 1>glasses and your nails. I told you all she the

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<v Speaker 1>most fashionable. So thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 2>Much continued success.

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<v Speaker 3>You can't wait to have you back in all your capacity.

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