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CLEAR. >>> THIS HEARING OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE, THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
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| 00:01:27 |
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INVESTIGATIONS WILL COMMENCE OUR HEARING. TODAY WE HAVE A HEARING TITLED BP'S ROLE IN THE DEPEP WATER HORIZON ENERGY SPILL. I WELCOME THE MEMBERS OF...
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| 00:02:41 |
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BEING HERE TODAY. YESTERDAY BP PLEDGED TO ESTABLISH A $20 BILLION ESCROW ACCOUNT AND TO SUSPEND ITS DIVIDEND PAYMENTS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. I'M...
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| 00:08:42 |
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MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU MR. HAYWARD FOR APPEARING BEFORE US. WE HAVE KIND
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| 00:08:49 |
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OF A DUAL TRACK UNDERWAY IN MY OPINION. WE OBVIOUSLY ARE TRYING TO GATHER THE FACTS, WHAT HAPPENED IN THE OIL SPILL IN THE GULF OF MEXICO A MONTH AND...
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| 00:13:30 |
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WATER HORIZON DRILLING RIG EXPLODED AND IN THE 59 DAYS THAT HAVE FOLLOWED, COUNTLESS PEOPLE HAVE LOS THEIR LIVELIHOOD AS THE OIL POLLUTES FISHING...
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| 00:20:54 |
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CRITICAL HEARING IN THE DEEP WATER RIZON OIL SPILL. THIS HEARING PROVIDES THE SUBCOMMITTEE WITH AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO DIRECTLY QUESTION THE...
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| 00:27:44 |
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SUBCOMMITTEE ON CLIMATE MR. MARKEY, FIVE MINUTES FOR AN OPENING STATEMENT. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, VERY MUCH. I WANT TO BEGIN BY DISAGREES IN THE...
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| 00:27:58 |
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POSSIBLE TERMS WITH WHAT MR. BARTON SAID IN HIS OPENING STATEMENT. NOT ONLY IS THE COMPENSATION FUND THAT WAS CREATED YESTERDAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE...
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| 00:33:48 |
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YOU FOR HOLDING THIS HEARING TODAY. ON APRIL 20, 2010, A
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| 00:33:55 |
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FIRE -- THIS TERRIBLE DISASTER RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF 11 LIVES AND INJURED MANY MORE MEMBERS OF THE 6-PERSON CREW. THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THE BP...
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| 00:36:46 |
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MINUTES, PLEASE, SIR. >> CHAIRMAN, I COMND YOU FOR HOLDING THIS IMPORTANT HEARING TODAY. WE SIT HERE ON
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| 00:36:54 |
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DAY 59 OF THE WORST ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER IN THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY. 11 PEOPLE ARE DEAD, THE ALREADY FRAGILE ECONOMY OF AN ENTIRE REGION IS IN REAL...
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| 00:41:09 |
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I THANK YOU AND RANKING MEMBER BURGESS FOR HOLDING THE HEARING TODAY. MR. HAYWARD, I THANK YOU FOR
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| 00:41:15 |
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YOUR WILLINGNESS TO TESTIFY BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE. YOU KNOW, WHEN NEWS OF THE BP SPILL BEGAN AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE WELL STARTED TO CIRCULATE, IT...
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| 00:44:46 |
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OPENING THREE MINUTES SIR. >> MR. HAYWARD, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET A LEK SCHUR FROM ME TODAY AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET AN
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| 00:44:59 |
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APOLOGIES. QUITE FRANKLY THE PEOPLEHO LIVE ALONG THE AFFECTED AREA OF THE GULF COAST DESERV ANSWERS FROM YOU. WE WERE IN LOUISIANA LAST WEEK AND WE HAD...
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| 00:46:59 |
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ON MAKING SAFETY THE MOST IMPORTANT PRIORITY. NOT TO FOCUS ON MAKING MORE SAFETY REGULATIONS, BUT ON WAYS TO SAFELY IMPLEMENT THE ONES THAT WE ALREADY...
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| 00:47:42 |
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OF RISKING LIVES OR DESTRING FAMILIES
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| 00:47:45 |
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I'M ASKING TO YOU PLEASE
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| 00:47:47 |
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CONSIDER HARSH PUNISHMENTS ON COMPANIES WHO CHOOSE TO IGNORE SAFETY STANDARDS BEFORE OTHER FAMILIES ARE DESTROYED. MY FAMILY CAN NEVER AND WILL NEVER...
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| 00:48:08 |
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DISASTER AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR TESTIMONY. YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. >> THANK YOU. NEXT
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| 00:48:20 |
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TURN TO MR. GINGRENY OF GEORGIA FOR OPENING STATEMENTS. >> FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONDOLENCES, WE MUST REMEMBER THOSE LIVES AND THE LIVES...
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| 00:48:36 |
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TT WERE FOREVER CHANGED ON THAT FATEFUL APRIL DAY AND WE MUST CONTINUE TO KEEP THEM IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. FURTHER, WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION NOT...
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| 00:51:37 |
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LIE SUBMIT MY EXCELLENT OPENING STATEMENFOR THE RECORD
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| 00:51:41 |
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IN ORDER TO HAVE MORE TIME TO QUESTION THE WITNESS. >> VERY WELL. MR. DOYLE, OPENING STATEMENT. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU FOR CONVENING THIS HEARING...
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| 00:51:51 |
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UNDERSTANDHAT WENT SO TRAGICALLY WRONG ON THE DEEP WATER
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| 00:51:54 |
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HORIZON. WE'RE NOW 59 DAYS INTO THIS TRAGEDY AND OIL CONTINUES TO GUSH INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE ESTIMATES FOR HOW MUCH OIL SPILLS INTO THE GULF...
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| 00:55:18 |
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FOR CALLING THIS IMPORTANT HEARING TODAY. MR. HAYWARD
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| 00:55:22 |
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FOR TAKING TIME TO COME BEFORE OUR SUBCOMMITTEE TO DISCUSS WHAT HAPPENED ON THE DEEP WATER HORIZON. I KNOW THAT LIKE US, YOUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS...
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| 00:57:11 |
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BLOWOUT AT A
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| 00:57:13 |
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RATE BETWEEN WE LEARNED 35,000 AND 60,000 BARRELS A DAY, WIPING OUT ENTIRE POPULATION OF FISH AND ALONG WITH IT THE JOBS OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE....
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| 01:00:29 |
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THIS SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING ON THE ROLE OF
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| 01:00:31 |
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BP IN THE OIL RIG EXPLOSION AND THE ONGOING EXPLOSION IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. I ALSO WANT TO EXTEND MY HEARTFELT CONDOLENCE TO THE FAMILIES OF THOSE WHO...
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| 01:03:14 |
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TODAY'S HEARING TO EXAMINE BP'S ACTIONS AND DECISIONS
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| 01:03:18 |
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THAT DIRECTLY LED TO THE TLACH MAGIC EXPLOSION AND OIL SPILL THAT CONTINUES TO GUSH AND WREAK HAVOC ON THE GULF COAST. AT A RATE OF UP TO 1700 GALLONS...
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| 01:06:48 |
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STATEMENT, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AND THANK YOU FOR HOLDING THIS IMPORTANT HEARING. THE EXPLOSION ON THE DEEP WATER PLATFORM AND THE
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| 01:06:55 |
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SUB SUBSEQUENT OUTPOURING OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF OIL INTO ONE OF THE MOST SENSITIVE AND IMPORTANT BODIES OF WATER IN THIS COUNTRY...
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| 01:09:22 |
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HAYWARD, IN THE 49 DAYS SINCE THE DEEP WATER HORIZON
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| 01:09:26 |
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EXPLOSION 'CAUSED THIS EXTRAORDINARY ENVIRONMENTAL PPCATASTROPHE, WE'VE HEARD TIME AND AGAIN FROM BP THIS WAS AN ABRATION, THE FACTS REGRETTABLY TELL...
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| 01:12:33 |
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TESTIMONY OR BEING HERE THIS MORNING. AND MOST PEOPLE ON THIS COMMITE KNOW I'M A
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| 01:12:37 |
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BIG SUPPORTER OF OUTER CONTINEAL SHELF DRILLING AND DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION. AND I UNDERSTAND FROM YOUR TESTIMONY IN OUR OTHER HEARINGS WE'VE HELD...
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| 01:15:36 |
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SINCE THE EXPLOSION OF THE DEEP WATER HORIZON DRILLING RIG RESULTING IN
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| 01:15:41 |
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THE DEATH S OF 11 WORKERS AND INJURED ADDITIONAL WORKERS. SINCE THEN, WE'VE WITNESSED THE WORST ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY, THAT...
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| 01:18:59 |
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I NOTED IN THE OPENING, WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE FULL COMMITTEE HERE, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THEM. THEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO ASK QUESTIONS BY ORDER...
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| 01:20:24 |
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QUESTIONS THAT YOU WANT TO RUN IT
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| 01:20:26 |
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BY YOUR TECHNICAL PERSON. DO YOU HAVE A TECHNICAL PERSON WITH YOU? >> I DO. >> COULD YOU STATE HIS NAME AND POSITION FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. >> MIKE...
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| 01:20:36 |
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ENGINEER. >> DURING
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| 01:20:37 |
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YOUR TESTIMONY, IF YOU WANT TO CONSULT WITH THAT
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| 01:20:41 |
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INDIVIDUAL, PLEASE LET US KNOW, WE'LL GIVE YOU A MOMENT TO DOO
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| 01:20:44 |
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BEFORE YOU ANSWER BUT YOU'LL BE ONLY ONE WHO COULD ANSWER THE QUESTION. IS THAT CLEAR? THANK YOU. MR. HAYWARD, I'M GOING ASK YOU TO PLEASE RISE RAISE...
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| 01:21:12 |
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| 01:21:13 |
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LIKE IT HEAR AN OPENING STATEMENT FROM YOU. YOU MAY SUBMIT A LONGER STATEMENT IF YOU WILL FOR THE RECORD BUT IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE BEGIN YOUR OPENING...
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| 01:21:41 |
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SIR. >> YOU NEED TO GO TO JAIL! [
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| 01:21:52 |
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INAUDIBLE ]. >>
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| 01:21:57 |
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MA'AM -- >>
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| 01:22:04 |
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SHE'S A SHRIMPER. HER WHOLE LIFE IS -- >>
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| 01:22:29 |
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BE CAREFUL. LET THEM GET
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| 01:22:44 |
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THROUGH. >> BEFORE WE BEGIN AGAIN WITH MR. HAYWARD, LET ME JUST AGAIN MENTION THOSE VIEWERS IN OUR
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| 01:23:25 |
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AUDIENCE, EMOTION RUN HIGH ON THIS ISSUE. BUT WE HAVE A HEARING TO CONDUCT HERE. WE'RE GOING TO CONDUCT OUR HEARING. IT'S GOING TO BE DONE WITH PROPER...
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| 01:23:45 |
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I'M TONY HAYWARD, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF BP. THE EXPLOSION AND FIRE ABOARD THE DEEP WATER HORIZON AND THE RESULTING OIL SPILL IN THE GULF OF MEXICO -- ...
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| 01:24:01 |
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CLICKING OF THE CAMERAS, BUT WE'RE VAG TROUBLE HEARING YOU. IF YOU COULD JUST PULL IT CLOSER. >> THE EXPLOSION AND FIR ABOARD THE DEEP WATER HORIZON...
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| 01:24:13 |
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DEEPLY SORRY THAT IT DID. WHEN I LERNT THAT 11 MEN HAD LOST THEIR LIVES, I WAS PERSONALLY DEVASTATED. THREE WEEK $AGO, I ATTENDED A MEMORIAL SERVICE...
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| 01:30:19 |
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VOTES PENDING RIGHT NOW. THERE'S IHINK ABOUT TEN MINUTES REMAINING ON THIS VOTE. I WOULD SUGGEST INSTEAD OF TRYING TO GET IN THE QUESTIONS, WE TAKE...
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