WEBVTT - Biden's Blue State Bail Out Bill.  Senator Marsha Blackburn talks to Armstrong & Getty

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we apologize. Um, you know, you know we love Chinla.

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<v Speaker 1>We love you know, playing there. I know for for

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<v Speaker 1>both of us individually, we go there, you know once

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<v Speaker 1>its twice a year. They showed us the most important love.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, we appreciate it as a fan base

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<v Speaker 1>and we love everything you know they're about. And you

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<v Speaker 1>know we appreciate the support that they give us individually

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<v Speaker 1>and as an organization. So you know we love that.

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<v Speaker 1>Was James Harden NBA start talking about how he and

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<v Speaker 1>Lebron love China. This was back during the flap where

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<v Speaker 1>the the what the what the one of the owners

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<v Speaker 1>or general manager or whatever from the Houston Rockets lost

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<v Speaker 1>his job for saying something anti something sane, saying something

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<v Speaker 1>anti China. And when when we found out there was

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<v Speaker 1>a U. S. Senator that wanted to talk to us about,

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<v Speaker 1>among other things, the NBA's relationship with China. Man, we

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<v Speaker 1>jump at that opportunity because we're big on that thing.

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<v Speaker 1>We will indeed to deal with that in moments with

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<v Speaker 1>Marcia Blackburn, the U S. Senator from the Great State

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<v Speaker 1>of Tennessee. UH Senator Blackburn, how are you. I am

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<v Speaker 1>doing great, and thank you so much for caring about

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<v Speaker 1>this issue with the NBA in China. Well, it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely horrific to hear the criticisms of the US on

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<v Speaker 1>a practically a daily basis, meanwhile making love to the

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<v Speaker 1>worst regime on earth. But before we get to that,

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<v Speaker 1>we're kind of surprised you're not in the Senate chamber

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<v Speaker 1>voting on what you're calling and I love this Biden's

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<v Speaker 1>Blue State bailout bill. What's going on with that? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>they we have the debate going on right now and

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<v Speaker 1>the for Bernie's been down there begging for a fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>dollar an hour federal minimum wage, and of course that

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<v Speaker 1>is very unpopular in states like Tennessee. The minimum wage

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<v Speaker 1>is you've got your federal minimum and then states make

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<v Speaker 1>adjustments because it's a different in different areas. And we

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<v Speaker 1>think that that's the way it ought to say. But

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<v Speaker 1>what we have to realize is that the Democrats are

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<v Speaker 1>in overreach mode. They know they're going to lose the

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<v Speaker 1>House and Senate in two So what they're trying to

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<v Speaker 1>do is get in that race car and loop around

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<v Speaker 1>the track, get to the finish line, and take away

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of your freedoms. When it comes to your job,

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<v Speaker 1>your children's education, where you work, how you work, how

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<v Speaker 1>you live your life, how you use and consume energy.

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<v Speaker 1>They're just ready to take those freedoms away. This is

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<v Speaker 1>almost a two trillion dollar piece of legislation. Giant things

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<v Speaker 1>like this didn't used to pass that weren't bipartisan. We're

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<v Speaker 1>just into a new era, I guess well. And we

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<v Speaker 1>have done five bills that have dealt with COVID relief.

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<v Speaker 1>And these five bills have all been overwhelmingly bipartisan. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>like they would get ninety votes. And now the one

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<v Speaker 1>bill that the Democrats are doing will be a party

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<v Speaker 1>line vote. And of course we're looking for one Democrat

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<v Speaker 1>that will vote with us and will stop this because

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<v Speaker 1>out of this two trillion dollars, nine percent nine percent

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<v Speaker 1>goes to COVID or COVID related relief. One percent of

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<v Speaker 1>this bill goes to vaccinations. The rest of it it

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<v Speaker 1>goes to blue state bill outs, to humanities, to art,

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<v Speaker 1>to infrastructure, to loan forgiveness for certain loans for certain people.

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<v Speaker 1>It's full of ear marks. It's even going to pay

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<v Speaker 1>federal employees to stay home with their children for fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>weeks because the teachers unions are not going back to

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<v Speaker 1>the classroom to teach the children. Well, and listen, if

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<v Speaker 1>I were to call you a liar, Senator Blackburn, say

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<v Speaker 1>nine percent, that's ridiculous. That's twice as much. That would

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<v Speaker 1>be less than one fifth had anything to do with COVID.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just an excuse. You don't we all need to do.

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<v Speaker 1>Who oppose this sort of thing. We need to come

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<v Speaker 1>up with one name to call this a blue state

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<v Speaker 1>bailout bill. That's that's not bad. But because anytime a

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<v Speaker 1>newscaster calls it the COVID relief bill, they're perpetuating an untruth. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>it's all total pork. It's what it is, and it

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<v Speaker 1>is just disgusting what they are doing to future generations.

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<v Speaker 1>They're capping our children's economic opportunity because the taxes to

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<v Speaker 1>pay off all of this debt are going to be

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<v Speaker 1>so high on our kids and grandkids. Amen to that.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you made the point that you only need

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<v Speaker 1>to get one Democrat senator to not vote for it

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<v Speaker 1>and it doesn't pass. How does it work there in

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<v Speaker 1>the Senate? Like do you personally go and talk to

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<v Speaker 1>to Bernie who say Bernie, you shouldn't vote for this.

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't have the minimum wage stuff in anywhere, or

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Manchin, who's you know, who's uh leans more conservative?

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<v Speaker 1>You have personal conversations with these people trying to convince them,

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<v Speaker 1>or how does that work with your friendships? Sure, and

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to have a string of amendments that we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to offer that would reduce spending. And of course

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<v Speaker 1>we're talking to them trying to get their support for

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<v Speaker 1>these things, giving them the opportunity to be more fiscally

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<v Speaker 1>prudent and responsible. Marsha Blackburn, U S Senator from the

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<v Speaker 1>State of Tennessee is on the line. I want to

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<v Speaker 1>make sure we have time for this because we'll keep

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<v Speaker 1>banging the drama on the giant bailout bill. But it's

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<v Speaker 1>been suggested that the NBA actually teamed up with the

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<v Speaker 1>communist Chinese to ban players from discussing human rights abuses.

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<v Speaker 1>But what do we know about this? What should you

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<v Speaker 1>know about it? Well, we don't know a lot, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's why I've sent another letter to Commissioner Silver saying, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>we understand that you have come to an agreement and

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<v Speaker 1>have a contract with China TV. By the way, China

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<v Speaker 1>TV is primarily owned by the Chinese Communist Party, and

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<v Speaker 1>China TV will censor anything that is not favorable to

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<v Speaker 1>the Chinese Communist Party. So we're seeking to find out

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<v Speaker 1>some of the details of that NBA agreement. Have they

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<v Speaker 1>agreed to certain speech or not, because the Chinese have

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<v Speaker 1>a series of very egregious human rights violations. Look at

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<v Speaker 1>what they're doing to the Hong Kong freedom fighters, the Tibetans,

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<v Speaker 1>the Taiwanese, the genocide they're carrying out against the Wagers,

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<v Speaker 1>which is the minority Muslim population. How they're using these

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<v Speaker 1>people as slave labor to make products there in Xinjiang

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<v Speaker 1>Province where the NBA has their practice facilities, and this product,

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<v Speaker 1>NBA licensed product is sold through Nike and different sports companies.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, we want to know what have they agreed

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<v Speaker 1>to say and how are they tolerating this genocide that's

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<v Speaker 1>being carried out against the weakers. We also want to

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<v Speaker 1>know the financial impact to the NBA. A couple of

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<v Speaker 1>years ago, we found out that broadcasting their basketball games

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<v Speaker 1>in China was worth about three billion dollars to the NBA.

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<v Speaker 1>So since they've constructed this agreement, we want to know

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<v Speaker 1>what the details are. We also would like to know

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<v Speaker 1>what the participation of Michael ma is in all of this.

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<v Speaker 1>Now his dad, Jack law is who is one of

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<v Speaker 1>the owners of China TV along with the Chinese Communist Party.

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<v Speaker 1>So we would like to have some of these details

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<v Speaker 1>of what the NBA is doing with China TV and

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<v Speaker 1>the Chinese Communist Party. That's really interesting. You know, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>willing to give a pass to to all of us,

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<v Speaker 1>really because Republicans and Democrats and administration after administration for

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<v Speaker 1>what fifty years has has believed that if we even

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<v Speaker 1>though we let China participate in the global economy and

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<v Speaker 1>help them along, they'll will come around our side. We

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<v Speaker 1>all realized that was a mistake. Are we entering an

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<v Speaker 1>era now? Where are you? Big? US companies just aren't

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<v Speaker 1>going to be able to do business with China. What

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<v Speaker 1>we have to do is look at unraveling our relationship

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<v Speaker 1>and being very thoughtful and then trusting and verifying, always

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<v Speaker 1>verifying what you're hearing from China, whether you're producing a

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<v Speaker 1>consumer good, uh manufacturing a semiconductor chip, are looking at

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<v Speaker 1>any type of participation. Most businesses in China are owned

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<v Speaker 1>by the Chinese Communist Party. Most members of the Chinese Parliament,

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<v Speaker 1>our leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, and by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>the bulk of them, they're multi multi millionaires or billionaires.

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<v Speaker 1>Senator Blackburn, I apologize for jumping in right there, but

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<v Speaker 1>we're up against a hard break. U S. Senator Marsha

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<v Speaker 1>Blackburn from Tennessee, A real pleasure to talk to you.

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<v Speaker 1>A good stuff. We hope we can do it again.

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<v Speaker 1>You got it, take care, bye bye now, thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I wish we had just a little more

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<v Speaker 1>time because I was going to put things in a

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<v Speaker 1>rather difficult way for about decoupling with China. I appreciate,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the trusting and verifying, but can we be

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<v Speaker 1>enriching a regime that is utterly, indefensibly evil. Well, I

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<v Speaker 1>thought it was interesting the U. S. Senator saying we

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<v Speaker 1>need to be in the process of detangling with China

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<v Speaker 1>or decoupling with China. That's that's that's a major policy

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<v Speaker 1>change by the United States of America. Are strong and

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<v Speaker 1>getty