WEBVTT - DNC Shorts: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer & Rep. Maxine Waters

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<v Speaker 4>Welcome home, y'all.

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<v Speaker 1>We're welcoming to the stage Congressoman Maxine Waters. This is

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<v Speaker 1>a very special guest because she happens to be Angela

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<v Speaker 1>Rized Mentor, so this is an exciting time to have

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<v Speaker 1>her join. She's also the ranking member of the Financial

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<v Speaker 1>Services Committee in the House of Representatives. And when we

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<v Speaker 1>say ranking member, that's because Democrats do not control the

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<v Speaker 1>lower chamber in Congress right now.

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<v Speaker 4>So when should Democrats.

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<v Speaker 1>Take back the House, she will become the Chair of

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<v Speaker 1>Financial Services.

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<v Speaker 4>But what touches me about.

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<v Speaker 1>This moment, Angela, is that we are welcoming your mentor

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<v Speaker 1>to this set. And I know how much of this

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<v Speaker 1>moment must mean to you to have her.

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<v Speaker 3>Here, absolutely, and and and just so you all know,

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<v Speaker 3>as you see her walk up here in her stilettos.

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<v Speaker 2>She still got her.

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<v Speaker 3>She she put a little bag up.

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<v Speaker 5>She does her marches and her protests like this.

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<v Speaker 2>Honey, that's that's right, Queen. I'm good.

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<v Speaker 6>I'm absolutely enthused for the first time in a long time.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, I usually don't get excited, you know, I

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<v Speaker 6>usually don't get with the masses when they're talking about yeah,

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<v Speaker 6>ya yay, things are so good.

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<v Speaker 2>But I am inspired, you know, I really am.

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<v Speaker 6>And I feel like a cloud is being lifted because

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<v Speaker 6>Trump has been just such a nasty, dirty, deplorable human

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<v Speaker 6>being that he has caused us to build almost pressed

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<v Speaker 6>and so I feel that this cloud is being lifted

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<v Speaker 6>and we have an opportunity to go forward with some hope.

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<v Speaker 7>As an Ogmus Waters, you know, who has seen America

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<v Speaker 7>change so much throughout your lifetime. You know, how does

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<v Speaker 7>it feel as a black woman to see another black

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<v Speaker 7>woman in a position to potentially be the next brother?

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<v Speaker 6>Well, you know, I really do feel that change has

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<v Speaker 6>come about.

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<v Speaker 2>I really do think that we're in.

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<v Speaker 6>A period of time where we're seeing America face the

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<v Speaker 6>truth about the citizens of this country and the fact

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<v Speaker 6>that they have been excluded and denied. And you have competent, capable,

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<v Speaker 6>talented women men and women, but black women who have

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<v Speaker 6>really been undermined us consistently in this country now rising

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<v Speaker 6>to the position of power and influence. So I feel

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<v Speaker 6>really good about being a black woman right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, you know the thing that I think is so

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<v Speaker 3>important about this moment, congress Woman, is I've watched you

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<v Speaker 3>labor a long time, and before that you were still laboring.

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<v Speaker 3>You've done the work from divestment in apartheid in South

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<v Speaker 3>Africa to paving the way for moments like this. Yes,

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<v Speaker 3>do you feel like you can celebrate some of your work?

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<v Speaker 3>I know you're not done, but do you feel like,

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<v Speaker 3>you know what, I'm just gonna take this all in

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<v Speaker 3>because I know this wouldn't have happened without my contribution.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I'll tell you what I feel. I really do feel.

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<v Speaker 6>I want the young people to know and understand the

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<v Speaker 6>history from which we have come, and the struggles that

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<v Speaker 6>we have faced and the sacrifices that we have made. Oftentimes,

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<v Speaker 6>you know, they think that everything is new, that it's

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<v Speaker 6>just happening now, or because they have arrived. But I

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<v Speaker 6>am grateful for their arrival. But I want them to

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<v Speaker 6>know what has gone into them getting to this point.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I asked Secretary for it the same thing. And

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<v Speaker 7>I want to ask you as well, how different is

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<v Speaker 7>this moment now as opposed to twenty sixteen with Hillary.

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<v Speaker 6>Well, I think if the fact that it's a black

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<v Speaker 6>woman is different, you know what I'm saying. This is

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<v Speaker 6>something that America never dreamed really about.

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<v Speaker 2>I never thought about the possibility of.

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<v Speaker 6>And so yes, Hillary was a woman and had women

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<v Speaker 6>behind her, Black women, white women.

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<v Speaker 2>Women, you know, hoping that she could be president.

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<v Speaker 6>But to have a black, capable, competent woman whose career

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<v Speaker 6>has led us to this point, who has done everything

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<v Speaker 6>anybody could have told her that she should have done

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<v Speaker 6>in order to get to this point in her life,

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<v Speaker 6>in our lives, it's different, and it's inspiring, it's motivational,

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<v Speaker 6>and it's like, you know, you can sit back and

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<v Speaker 6>you can watch it and you can say, yeah, we

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<v Speaker 6>knew that someday it might happen, but we weren't sure.

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<v Speaker 2>But we're gonna keep on fighting for it.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, that's it, Congresswoman. I'm across the hall over here. Well,

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<v Speaker 8>we've we've been joined by a woman, a guest to

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<v Speaker 8>be a graduated.

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<v Speaker 4>I love it to be a movie I feel like.

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<v Speaker 8>But before before we get to the governor, I just

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<v Speaker 8>want to say, growing up in Florida and where I

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<v Speaker 8>grew up, I didn't have a black representative in Congress.

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<v Speaker 8>I didn't my my member of Congress uh uh was

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<v Speaker 8>a Republican and I you know, we never met him,

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<v Speaker 8>but I was. I was a nerd and would watch

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<v Speaker 8>c Span as a sixth grader all the way through

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<v Speaker 8>high school, and any time I would talk about my

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<v Speaker 8>member of Congress, I would name check you because you

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<v Speaker 8>were the voice for not just folks in southern California.

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<v Speaker 8>You were advocating for black folks all over the country.

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<v Speaker 8>When you took banks to task, when you took mortgage

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<v Speaker 8>lenders surceass, when you when you held folks accountable for

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<v Speaker 8>their racism, their redlining. You were doing that for everybody,

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<v Speaker 8>not just South Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right.

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<v Speaker 8>So we want to thank you for that dedicated service.

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<v Speaker 8>And now I want to ask you, because you're about

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<v Speaker 8>to be the chairwoman of the Financial Services Committee when

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<v Speaker 8>we take back the House of Representatives. I'm curious to

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<v Speaker 8>know whether or not you've got a top three that

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<v Speaker 8>you just got to when you get there, that you're

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<v Speaker 8>going to be dismantling, raising up, expanding as you take leadership. There.

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<v Speaker 6>Oh my goodness, thank you so very much, Firt. Thank

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<v Speaker 6>you for thanking me for the work that I have done.

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<v Speaker 6>It was just part of what I signed up for,

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<v Speaker 6>and I enjoyed every minute of it, and no matter

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<v Speaker 6>the sacrifice, so the toughness, sometimes it was what.

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<v Speaker 2>I was prepared to do. But let me tell you, I.

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<v Speaker 6>Served as chair of the Financial Services Committee until we

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<v Speaker 6>lost the House, and now I'm hopeful that I'll get

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<v Speaker 6>that gabble back because once I got it back, I

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<v Speaker 6>know what to do. And so let me tell you.

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<v Speaker 6>Top on my agenda is housing. We have a housing

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<v Speaker 6>crisis in this country. Every night in the Los Angeles

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<v Speaker 6>Greater Los Angeles area, there's seventy thousand people on the streets.

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<v Speaker 6>In this country, there are seven hundred and fifty three

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<v Speaker 6>thousand people sleeping on the streets at night. We have

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<v Speaker 6>a housing crisis in this country, and we can do better.

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<v Speaker 6>As a matter of fact, in addition to the bills

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<v Speaker 6>that I have one hundred and fifty billion dollar bill,

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<v Speaker 6>I've had a bill for three hundred and fifty billion dollars.

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<v Speaker 6>It was killed by cinema and mansion, but we now

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<v Speaker 6>have the bill redone one hundred and fifty billion dollars.

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<v Speaker 6>We also have the President Biden who's already talking about

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<v Speaker 6>creating new units, affordable units, and doing something I never

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<v Speaker 6>thought I would agree to, and that is given tax

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<v Speaker 6>credits to the developers who are willing to build affordable

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<v Speaker 6>units and do it in such a way that not

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<v Speaker 6>only are therefore, but they're safe and they're secure. They're

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<v Speaker 6>not only in the inner cities, but they're in the

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<v Speaker 6>rural areas, in suburbia and in all of the country

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<v Speaker 6>because it's needed everywhere. So that's one of my top priorities.

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<v Speaker 6>The second thing that we've got to do is we've

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<v Speaker 6>got to make sure that the banks and financial institutions

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<v Speaker 6>of this country, first of all, a paying the affair taxes.

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<v Speaker 6>Number two, that they're not ripping us off with predatory lending.

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<v Speaker 6>We've got to do more than we ever did with

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<v Speaker 6>the Dodd Frank reforms and make sure we bring them

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<v Speaker 6>in and we make sure that we move with diversity

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<v Speaker 6>and inclusion and get some black people up in the

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<v Speaker 6>c suites so that the influence that they can have

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<v Speaker 6>to make things right in some of our banks. We've

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<v Speaker 6>got some gangster banks, talk about oh absolutely.

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<v Speaker 2>And they're stealing from us every day. So I want

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<v Speaker 2>to make sure I do that.

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<v Speaker 6>But we've got to move forward with AI, artificial intelligence,

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<v Speaker 6>cryptocurrency and all of these things that are new to

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<v Speaker 6>us that we've got to get more you know, learned

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<v Speaker 6>too mad to learn more about. And so it's a

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<v Speaker 6>lot of work that you have to do on financial services.

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<v Speaker 6>But I'm ready to do it.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 5>Congress, are you saying I know that we that we

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<v Speaker 5>that we have not limited time because they have you

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<v Speaker 5>doing all the things. I see her team over here

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<v Speaker 5>and you're okay, they said, but Governor this as well.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is Governor Breten a big miss and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna make Angela a little jealous over here because I

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<v Speaker 1>got a gift.

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<v Speaker 4>I got the whole.

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<v Speaker 5>I got the whole, so I get to hold this.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, the governor has very kindly brought us a gift.

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<v Speaker 4>This is the lip Bar.

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<v Speaker 1>It is a black owned business CEO Melissa Butler, who's

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<v Speaker 1>a friend a member of Delta Sigma Theta. They say,

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<v Speaker 1>I give a lot of d nine love. But this

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<v Speaker 1>is a wonderful the lit bar. We give you free advertising.

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<v Speaker 1>A girl amazing, Yes, she has been so supportive.

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<v Speaker 4>To us, called big Gut brought. I love it. It's literally.

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<v Speaker 1>So thank you so much, Governor. We're so honored to

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<v Speaker 1>have you with us. You were the talk of the

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<v Speaker 1>town for a while when all this conversation came. And

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<v Speaker 1>I want to ask because we have a very diverse

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<v Speaker 1>audience listening tonight, and it's so significant to have Vice

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<v Speaker 1>President Harris as sind to this level. There is some

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<v Speaker 1>conversation about a divide among us as women. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>will women who you know previously supported Trump white? Will

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<v Speaker 1>will white women consider thank you, Leonard. I appreciate that

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<v Speaker 1>white women who had previously not voted in their interests,

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<v Speaker 1>or perhaps voted in their interests, if we're honest about

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<v Speaker 1>what some of their interest is, will they consider this

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<v Speaker 1>a victory for them as well, that a woman has

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<v Speaker 1>ascended to this ticket. Not that you speak for all

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<v Speaker 1>white Let me real quick disclaimer.

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<v Speaker 4>I do not speak for all white women. This wait woman,

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<v Speaker 4>this white woman is so excited. My kids are excited.

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<v Speaker 9>I'm here with my two daughters, are twenty two and

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<v Speaker 9>twenty years old, and I remember driving to Philadelphia in

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<v Speaker 9>the twenty sixteen convention and my kids were in the backseate.

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<v Speaker 9>I thought, Oh my god, these girls have only known

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<v Speaker 9>eight years of a black president, and we're on the

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<v Speaker 9>cusp of a woman president. And these are two things

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<v Speaker 9>I never could conceive of growing up in this country.

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<v Speaker 9>And obviously twenty sixteen did not turn out the way

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<v Speaker 9>I was hoping it would. We're as excited, if not more,

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<v Speaker 9>about Kamala Harris and Tim Walls.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, this is a huge, huge.

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<v Speaker 9>Chapter in America leaders who And yes, I'm excited because

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<v Speaker 9>she's going to break the last very but I'm excited

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<v Speaker 9>because she is the most qualified kid. She is strong,

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<v Speaker 9>she has smart, she knows how to get shit done,

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<v Speaker 9>and she is the type of person who's lived a

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<v Speaker 9>life that we can relate to.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, she's a normal person.

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<v Speaker 9>She took care of her mom at the end of

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<v Speaker 9>her life, she took care of her sisters' kids.

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<v Speaker 4>At the game, there's she's going to deliver.

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<v Speaker 9>And so I do think we can pull a lot

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<v Speaker 9>of white women who maybe were on the sidelines or

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<v Speaker 9>maybe went the other way thinking Trump would make their

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<v Speaker 9>lives better than they realized.

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<v Speaker 4>That's not the case, and.

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<v Speaker 9>We're going to pull people more people into the pold.

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<v Speaker 9>Right now, we're excited, we're feeling it. We got a

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<v Speaker 9>lot of hard work to do in the state of Michigan.

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<v Speaker 9>It is a dead heat right now, which is a

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<v Speaker 9>vast improvement from where we were a month ago. But

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<v Speaker 9>it's sobering when you think about how much work we

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<v Speaker 9>got to do.

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<v Speaker 7>I want no one to ask that said she had

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<v Speaker 7>a the vice president had a three point lead on

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<v Speaker 7>Trump in Michigan. What can she do to keep that

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<v Speaker 7>momentum going and not fumble Michigan the way Hillary Clinton

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<v Speaker 7>did in twenty sixteen.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, hiring, we're on the ground in Michigan.

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<v Speaker 9>I don't think anyone's gone I was gonna get that.

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<v Speaker 9>No one's gonna take Michigan for granted. But you know,

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<v Speaker 9>doing that voter contact it's so important. We cannot write

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<v Speaker 9>anyone off. We can't make any assumptions that people, Okay,

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<v Speaker 9>the black community is just going to show up because

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<v Speaker 9>it's Kama Hairs.

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<v Speaker 4>No, we got to do the work. We got to

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<v Speaker 4>show up.

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<v Speaker 9>We got to earn people's support, and that is true

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<v Speaker 9>in every community, and so that's what we're doing.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I got a question for you and Queen Vaccine.

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<v Speaker 7>You know, we know that a lot of Republicans probably

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<v Speaker 7>won't certify the results of the election coming over them,

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<v Speaker 7>But if it gets to the Supreme Court, in light

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<v Speaker 7>of a lot of their recent rulings, I think they

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<v Speaker 7>might overturn it if the Vice President wins. How concerned

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<v Speaker 7>are y'all about?

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<v Speaker 2>Are y'all about that?

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<v Speaker 6>I'm very concerned that Trump has been able to put

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<v Speaker 6>in place people in several states are in charge of

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<v Speaker 6>the election system, and that's real. And some of them

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<v Speaker 6>are going to be turning people away, some are going

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<v Speaker 6>to be finding they did not dot the I across

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<v Speaker 6>the t all kinds of little tricks, and so we've

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<v Speaker 6>got to be on top of this. Not only do

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<v Speaker 6>we have to have monitors, we have to anticipate when

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<v Speaker 6>we learn things are going on. We have to move

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<v Speaker 6>very quickly to get our lawyers out there, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>challenging because I think this is real, that's right.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, I want to.

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<v Speaker 1>Because Charlie wrote up a point about a fumble in Michigan,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think it speaks right to the question about

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<v Speaker 1>you know, will people accept election results that they don't like.

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<v Speaker 1>You know first hand, Governor, about the dangers of fanatics

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<v Speaker 1>and what I would call cult members who literally tried

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<v Speaker 1>to kidnap you. Thank god their plan was foiled. But

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<v Speaker 1>also in twenty sixteen, the seventy five thousand votes out

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<v Speaker 1>of Detroit that were discounted. As you know, Hillary Clinton

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<v Speaker 1>lost Michigan that year. Had she carried mission and she

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<v Speaker 1>lost by ten thousand votes. Had she had those seventy

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<v Speaker 1>five thousand votes out of Detroit been counted, she would

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<v Speaker 1>have won Michigan and thus won the presidency. How concerned

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<v Speaker 1>are you about the infrastructure of this country and voting

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<v Speaker 1>voting rights and voter suppression when it comes to November

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<v Speaker 1>and it being a fair playing field.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, I am concerned about it. But I want to

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<v Speaker 4>make a couple important points.

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<v Speaker 9>We know, four years ago, when Donald Trump lost to

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<v Speaker 9>Joe Biden by one hundred and fifty thousand votes, a

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<v Speaker 9>landslide comparatively, he challenged the votes in Wayne County, not

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<v Speaker 9>the other eighty two counties, but Wayne County.

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<v Speaker 4>Where Detroit is based.

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<v Speaker 9>So we know the game that they want to play.

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<v Speaker 9>I'll just share this in twenty twenty two, I won

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<v Speaker 9>reelection and we flipped both the House and Senate, and

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<v Speaker 9>in the wake of that was just a one seat

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<v Speaker 9>majority of both chambers. We enhanced our election laws. We

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<v Speaker 9>made it easier for people to participate. You can vote

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<v Speaker 9>three weeks in advance in person, no reason to absentee,

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<v Speaker 9>Greater penalties for people that mess with and threatened election workers.

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<v Speaker 9>These are good strides we've made. All that being said,

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<v Speaker 9>we got to get ready because, as a Congressman said, now,

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<v Speaker 9>one thing that I want to point out that I

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<v Speaker 9>think should give us all, you know, some hope, not

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<v Speaker 9>false hope, but some hope. Is in the most important

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<v Speaker 9>swing states in the country. We got Tony Evers as

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<v Speaker 9>the governor in Wisconsin. We got Josh Shapiro in Pennsylvania.

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<v Speaker 9>We're Katie Hobbs in the Arizona. We got Roy Cooper

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<v Speaker 9>in North Carolina, and me and Michigan. We got Democrats

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<v Speaker 9>who are going to make sure these votes are protected

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<v Speaker 9>and counted.

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<v Speaker 4>It's still going to be a challenge, just going to

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<v Speaker 4>be a challenge.

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<v Speaker 9>If any of our opponents had been in the position

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<v Speaker 9>were in I'd be a lot more work.

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<v Speaker 8>I agree with you, Governor, and I think the beauty

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<v Speaker 8>of it is is that we do have you there

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<v Speaker 8>as hopefully feel safe. My concern is, as you know,

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<v Speaker 8>most of these elections are run municipally at the county level,

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<v Speaker 8>and you may have these conservative counties that may.

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<v Speaker 4>Want a flaun.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, the rule of law.

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<v Speaker 8>You've got great secretary of State, so on and so forth.

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<v Speaker 8>I am having been in Florida in two thousand, come

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<v Speaker 8>from the state where the US Supreme Court waiting three

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<v Speaker 8>four and said this is not President said it will.

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<v Speaker 2>Never be repeated.

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<v Speaker 8>We have got to be on guard. I think we've

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<v Speaker 8>got to let everybody raise the symbol before they ever do.

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<v Speaker 8>And I just want to say you have been an

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<v Speaker 8>outstanding governor, holding the banner, look at these terrorists.

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<v Speaker 4>Straight in the face and letting them bring it.

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<v Speaker 9>I'm big wretch, was worried about making angry.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you, Thank you so much come.

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<v Speaker 9>To Michigan as we get closer to this election.

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<v Speaker 4>We welcome you to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, congress woman, Thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 3>We know that you have to go with your cons

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<v Speaker 3>We love you so much.

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