Single day to know you. Importantly, i also want to say thank you to my family. My husband, daniel, who has been my rock and been with me every step of the way. To my siblings and nieces and nephews who have taught me to never take myself too seriously. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady will suspend. He house will be in order. Please take your conversations off the house floor. The gentlelady will continue. Ms. Finkenauer thank you, mr. Speaker. Again, to my siblings and my nieces and nephews who happily enough always, again, taught me never to take myself too seriously, and to my parents who i know are watching right now because as i found out within the First Six Months of being in congress, they actually d. V. R. And record cspan every day so that they can find me on the floor during votes. You know, i think back to the day that they came to visit right before swearing in. My very first visitors to my congressional office. Where my dad, jerry, a u. A. Retired Union Pipe Fitter
Covid19. This is an hour 25 minutes. Life from the misery theater in columbia. This is the 2020 missouri forum. If the senate by the Missouri Press association. By now youre taking a look outside this historic missouri theater on this friday afternoon. We are hosting todays missouri forum. An afternoon everyone im with newsprint on in the Missouri School of journalism, welcome to the missouri session association governors forum. This is an event the press association sponsored every four years and we are pleased that the university of missouri has partnered with us to broadcast this years event. From the historic missouri theater. Like everything, in 2020 things are a little different that your beginning with the fact that the theater today is not open to the public. Our massive stage does allow everyone to stay physically separated so that is why am not wearing a mask this afternoon. A few Campaign Staffers and members of the media are joining us today the auditorium for you but i do
Everyone. I am emily with komu eight news. Wepr have of komu8 in the missoi school of journalism welcome to the Missouri Press association governors forum. This is an event the press Association Sponsors every four years and we are pleased that the universe of missouri has partnered with us to broadcast this years event from historic missouri theater. Like everything in 2020, things are a little different this year begin with the factt the theater open to the public. Our massive stage desolate as one tuesday physically separated so that is why i am not wearing a mask this afternoon. Campaign staffers and members of the media are joining us today in the auditorium but i do still need to remind everyone to avoid applause or other reactions during todays forum. Joining our candidates on stage this afternoon, the executive editor of the Columbia Missourian ruby bailey, gary castor, managing editor of the Jefferson City news tribune, tricia miller, editor and publisher of the washington mis
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