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We will have with us later today two representatives. We understand in this building that can be a challenge. Fingers crossed we will have both congressional representatives with us. We also have several former commissioners with us. Thank you very much. Two fellow commissioners on the eeoc, thank you for coming. I understand that susan eisenhower, the granddaughter of president eisenhower, who in 1957 signed the commission into existence thank you for that. For joining us. John gore, acting assistant attorney general for civil rights at the United States department of justice, and cameron quinn, the officer for civil rights and Civil Liberties at dhs and also a former Virginia State Advisory Committee member for civil rights in virginia. We have several people who have traveled from california, illinois, and missouri to be with us. Thank you for coming from afar and thank you to everyone in our staff who has been with us today. You make sure we do the work we need to do. Thank you to
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