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0:00However, under no circumstances should
0:02the 1966 election
0:06of members of the Maryland legislature
0:08be permitted to be conducted pursuant to
0:11the existing or any other
0:13unconstitutional plan. We therefore
0:18reverse the judgment of the Maryland
0:20Court of Appeals and remand the case to
0:22that court for further proceedings.
0:28The legislature elected in 1966
0:32under the redrawn districts was known
0:34and is still known as the redistricting
0:36class. Its members included three future
0:40speakers, Thomas Hunter Lowe, John
0:43Hansen Brisco, and Benjamin L. Carden.
0:47Four future Senate presidents, Stenny
0:50Hoyer, James Clark, Melvin Steinberg,
0:54and William P. James. We miss James.
0:58Among the future members of Congress,
1:01Stenny Hoyer, Goodlo Byron,
1:04Glenn Bell Jr., Paul Sarbain, and Ben
1:08Carden. Perhaps there are members of
1:11this body today with such ambitions.
1:17May the work that we do
1:20in this special session
1:22merit
1:24a a a place of honor in the history of
1:27our state. Amen.
1:30>> Amen.
1:32>> Coron call.
1:33>> Madam speaker
1:49How has it?
2:07>> Okay.
2:07>> Yep.
2:12Has everyone recorded their presence? If
2:15so, the clerk would take the call.
2:18There being 131 members present, the
2:20House is now in session. Petitions,
2:23memorials, and other papers.
2:32Message from the chief executive. The
2:34clerk will read the executive order.
2:36Executive Order 1 2022614
2:40proclamation convening the general
2:42assembly of Maryland in extraordinary
2:43session at Annapolis, Maryland,
2:45commencing August 3rd, 2026.
2:49>> Recognizing the majority leader.
2:51>> Thank you, Madam Speaker. So be
2:53considered the reading of the executive
2:54order.
2:55>> So order hearing no objection. The
2:57message is order journalized.
3:00So good morning colleagues.
3:04Before we start our business,
3:07I honestly pray that you and your loved
3:09ones have been well since we last
3:12adjourned in April.
3:14I know that you had a lot of us had our
3:17elections. You have your family
3:20responsibilities
3:21and you're here today. So, I thank you
3:23for doing that.
3:26It's always better to get our work done
3:28in April than in August. But here we
3:31are. The House always sends ready to
3:34meet the moment and we're going to do
3:35that. Today we have the opportunity to
3:38finish the work our constituents sent us
3:40here to do. Past is prologue. We know
3:45there will be vigorous debate.
3:48That is democracy in action and I
3:50welcome it.
3:52And my actions show that I welcome it.
3:55For 89 days,
3:5823 hours,
4:00five minutes last session,
4:04I gave respect to everyone.
4:07No one can say that. No one can say that
4:10I didn't do it. My office was open.
4:14Both sides of the aisle had
4:16unprecedented unprecedented access to my
4:19office and myself.
4:22Whether you had a personal problem,
4:24whether you had a p a problem in
4:26committee, whatever it was, I didn't
4:29care who you were, I took care of it.
4:32And I give respect and I expect respect.
4:36So today, we're going to have a debate.
4:41And I will allow like I did the debate
4:45to take place
4:47on both sides.
4:51Okay? We're not going to push any
4:53anything through cuz we didn't do that
4:55for 89 days, 23 hours, and 5 minutes.
4:58Okay? So, we're going to do it. But what
5:01I do expect is that like any debate that
5:05I preside over, I ask for us, including
5:08myself,
5:11to conduct ourselves with dignity,
5:14discipline, and respect. And I did that
5:17for the 90 days actually.
5:20So we can be passionate about our views
5:23while maintaining order and the quorum
5:26because this institution and the people
5:28we serve deserve no less.
5:34I want you to get up, make your
5:36arguments based on the law, on the rule,
5:39cite it eloquently,
5:42behave in a way that you want your kids,
5:45if you have kids or you an auntie or an
5:47uncle would like them to behave.
5:50Okay? Because the whole world is
5:52watching.
5:54Please don't leave your seat. Don't come
5:57to the aisle. If that happens, I'm going
6:00to look to my left. Bobby,
6:02Sergeant-at-Arms, will you please raise
6:04your hand? And I'm going to call on him
6:07and he's going to go to you and you're
6:09going to leave the the chamber. Okay?
6:14Plain and simple. We're going to be
6:16respectful. Okay? That's what we're
6:18going to do. And I give you my word that
6:20we will have the debate.
6:23And like I did before, I'm going to
6:24allow the debate because that's just how
6:27I am. It's how I ran HO. It's just how I
6:29am. Period. Okay.
6:33So, let's start the the business. Okay.
6:36Thank you,
6:37>> Madam Speaker.
6:39>> Yes.
6:39>> Thank you. I I appreciate you lecturing
6:41us on respect. Um the very fact that
6:44we're here, Madam Speaker, um is a is a
6:47real sign of disrespect for an entire
6:49region of our state. So I can't
6:50guarantee that we may or may not have
6:53respect over the next three days. And
6:54this is deeply personal. You know, we're
6:56we're putting national politics ahead of
6:58Marylanders. We're putting national
7:00politics ahead of over 400,000 people of
7:03my family, my friends, my constituents.
7:06So that's deeply personal for me. deeply
7:10personal for many of us that are sitting
7:11in this section. And so, Madam Speaker,
7:14you set the tone already with respect by
7:17just having this special session to
7:18begin with. I just want to make that
7:20crystal clear. So, moving forward over
7:22the next three days, I can't make any
7:23promises to you. I honestly can't.
7:25>> Well, you know, I understand and I
7:28respect your view and you do you do you.
7:32You do what you need to do and I do what
7:34I need to do. Let's get started. House
7:37rules. Mr. PL will read the order.
7:39>> Order by the House of Delegates of
7:40Maryland that the rules of the House of
7:41Delegates in effect at the end of the
7:43regular session of 2026 be adopted for
7:45the special session of 2026. By order
7:48Sylvia Seager, chief clerk.
7:49>> So the question before the House is the
7:51adoption of the House rules. All in
7:54favor signify by saying I.
7:57>> I.
7:57>> Oppose. No. The eyes have it. The house
8:00rules have been adopted. Thank you.
8:05Now we're going to do order of
8:06organization. The clerk will read the
8:08order.
8:09>> Order by the House of Delegates of
8:10Maryland that the orders and
8:12appointments adopted for the regular
8:13session of 2026 be hereby continued for
8:16the special session of 2026.
8:19>> Hearing no objection, the order is
8:21adopted.
8:22We're going to do appointments now. The
8:25clerk will make the appointment.
8:27>> Resolve the speaker makes a following
8:28appointment. the honorable Alexander
8:30Marcelus Harland to the judiciary
8:32committee by order Sylvia Seager chief
8:33clerk
8:34>> and let's give him a warm welcome.
8:46>> Welcome to the body hearing. No
8:48objection. The appointment is adopted.
8:54Message to the Senate. The clerk will
8:56read the message. Ladies and gentlemen,
8:58the Senate, the House of Delegates has
8:59organized, pursuant to article 2,
9:01section 16 of the Constitution of
9:02Maryland. We respectfully propose with
9:04your concurrency appointment of a joint
9:06committee of four members, two on the
9:07part of the House and two of the part of
9:08the Senate to wait upon the governor and
9:10inform him that the general assembly is
9:11now organized and prepared to receive
9:13any communications he may desire to
9:15make. We have appointed on the part of
9:16the House delegates Moon and Buckle. I
9:19order Sylvia Seager, chief clerk.
9:21>> Hear no objection, the message is
9:22adopted.
9:28Message from the Senate. Duplic will
9:29read the message.
9:30>> Ladies and gentlemen, the House
9:31delegates, the Senate has organized,
9:33pursuant to article 2, section 16 of the
9:35Constitution of Maryland, we have
9:37received your message notifying the
9:38Senate of the organization of your
9:40honorable body and requesting the
9:41appointment of a joint committee to wait
9:42upon the governor to inform him that the
9:44general assembly is now prepared to
9:46receive any communications he may desire
9:48to make. On the part of the House,
9:50delegates Moon and Buckle have been
9:51appointed. We have appointed on the part
9:53of the Senate, Senators King and
9:55Hershey.
9:58>> Hearing no objection, the message is
10:00order journalized.
10:16Before we get started on the next um
10:20order of business, I want to thank
10:25DS
10:27bill drafting,
10:29the library,
10:32the clerk,
10:35IT,
10:36and the troopers
10:38for their service. Okay? They're always
10:41here for us.
10:53I also want to take a minute to thank my
10:56team.
10:58My office has been open five days a
11:02week. There's always someone covering it
11:06because I require it because I want to
11:09make sure that we're here for everyone.
11:11And they work really hard. They answer
11:14your messages. They answer your emails,
11:16your co your calls. And I want to thank
11:19them because they are a hardworking,
11:21dedicated team.
11:34>> Introduction of House bills. The clerk
11:36will read the bills and their committee
11:38assignments.
11:39>> House 2100. The speaker, government,
11:42labor and elections. Household 21101.
11:44The speaker, government, labor,
11:45elections. Household 21102, Delegate
11:49Bush, House Rules by Silia Secret, Chief
11:51Clerk.
11:57Our first order of business, are you
12:00ready? Is veto house bill calendar
12:02number one. The clerk will read the
12:04bill.
12:05>> Household 862, Delegate Stein,
12:07Environment, Transportation.
12:10Madam Speaker,
12:11>> recognizing the vice chair of the
12:12committee.
12:13>> Thank you, Madam Speaker. Colleagues, I
12:16rise to respectfully request your
12:18support to override the veto of House
12:20Bill 862, commonly known as the
12:23twoperson crew bill. We've heard this
12:26one a few times in this chamber. Your
12:28vote to override this veto will
12:30proactively protect Marylanders from
12:33dangerous derailments and accidents by
12:36requiring two crew members on every
12:39freight train that also shares commuter
12:42rail lines in Maryland. So requiring a
12:46second crew member is a common sense
12:48safety measure and it's already in the
12:50regulations of our Federal Railroad
12:52Administration. Why do we need to do
12:54this? In the event of an accident, if
12:57there is only one crew member on a
13:00freight train, and you guys have seen
13:01this as well as I, they can be miles and
13:03miles and miles long, right? That crew
13:07member is required to stay with the
13:09train, right? They cannot assess damage.
13:13They cannot help assist first responsor
13:16responders. And uh and so this is
13:18something that we feel very strongly
13:20will benefit Marylanders um if we need
13:23to invoke this legislation. So versions
13:26of this bill have been before us for
13:28many many years. It's passed this body
13:30in previous sessions, but the bill
13:32before us today is very very narrowly
13:34tailored. Right? It does not change any
13:38current practice. I'm going to say it
13:40again. It does not change any current
13:44practice. Right? It only goes into
13:47effect under two in two situations. One
13:51is that the Federal Railroad
13:53Administration rescends its rules that
13:56already require two crew members on a
13:58freight train. And the second is that if
14:02Virginia, New York, and Pennsylvania
14:04also passed similar legislation, and
14:06this provision was intentionally
14:08included in the bill to protect our port
14:11of Baltimore from competition from our
14:14neighbors who also have very large
14:16ports. Right. So finally, I want to
14:19address some concerns about federal
14:21preeemption that have been noted both in
14:23the governor's letter of veto and also
14:25by members on this floor during debate
14:28in the past. This bill does not regulate
14:32interstate commerce. It does not. This
14:35bill does however protect the public and
14:39worker safety. And that is something
14:42that as a state we are legally allowed
14:44to do. We have a letter from April 16th
14:47from our attorney general that agrees
14:49with that. So, not only are we able to
14:52do it, I believe it's our responsibility
14:54to do it. So, I am asking you to stand
14:57with me and vote to support the override
14:59of House Bill 862 to help protect
15:03Marylanders from future possibly
15:06devastating accidents. Thank you so
15:08much, Madam Speaker.
15:09>> You're welcome.
15:11>> You're welcome. So, House Bill
15:12recognizing the gentleman from Baltimore
15:15County.
15:16>> Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would just
15:18like to echo the comments of the vice
15:20chair of uh the ENT committee. This bill
15:24is all about safety. It always has been
15:27>> and just to emphasize a couple points
15:29the vice chair made, having a minimum of
15:32a twoerson crew operating trains
15:34throughout the state is vital to ensure
15:36those trains run safely. In the event of
15:38an emergency, having a second crew
15:40member on board the train to serve as
15:43the incident commander is crucial. And
15:46the movement
15:48nationally by many states to enact this
15:50important rail safety measure was born
15:52out of tragedy. This legislation has
15:55been enacted in several states following
15:58in other jurisdictions following tragic
16:00train derailments that led to the
16:02destruction of property, towns being
16:04evacuated, and lives lost here in the US
16:07and abroad. So for all those reasons, I
16:09urge that the veto be overridden.
16:11>> House Bill 862 recognizing the gentleman
16:14from Baltimore County.
16:16>> Good morning. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
16:17Would the floor leader rise for a
16:19question, please?
16:20>> Floor leader
16:23the gentleman from Baltimore County.
16:25>> Thank you.
16:25>> You're welcome.
16:26>> Good morning, sir. How are you?
16:27>> Good morning. Good.
16:28>> Good. So, um, uh, the good delegate from
16:30Baltimore County just talked about the
16:32fact that basically this is already the
16:34law of the land. So, why why are we here
16:36doing this? Why do we need this if this
16:37is already the law of the land?
16:39>> It's a rule. It's a federal rule. As we
16:42know, rules can be repealed, resented,
16:44end. And so this is a backs stopped in
16:47the event that that federal rule is is
16:50is repealed is no longer in force. Isn't
16:54it more than just a federal rule though?
16:55Haven't the the unions and the the
16:57companies also agreed in their
16:59arbitration process as well? So doesn't
17:01it seem like both sides uh agree that
17:03this is is the right practice? So So I
17:05hear what you're saying about the
17:06federal rule, but it seems like it's
17:07more than that because it seems like the
17:08companies also agree that this is the
17:10right practice. So again, why are we
17:12doing this?
17:13>> The you're you're correct. The current
17:15collective bargain agreement between the
17:16unions and uh the railroads does say
17:19that there should be a twoperson crew.
17:21That collective bargain agreement
17:22currently ends in 2030. It has to be re
17:25renegotiated. We don't know what any
17:27future collective bargain agreements
17:29might yield.
17:30>> And what was the reason that the
17:32governor decided to veto this
17:34legislation?
17:34>> I I just I couldn't tell you. I'd have
17:37to I just have to refer you to the uh
17:39the veto override ladder.
17:40>> Okay. I think it was because it's
17:42already the law of the land. So he he
17:44thought that it was duplicative. But uh
17:45for those reasons, because this is
17:47already the law of the land, I will be
17:48voting no on this just like I have uh
17:50many times in the past. Thank you.
17:53>> You're welcome. Recognizing
17:55>> the delegate from Montgomery County.
17:58>> Thank you, Madam Speaker. Um just to
18:00support the comments of the floor
18:02leader, I just would like to point out
18:04that while the jargon has been that it's
18:06the law of the land, it's actually a
18:08regulation. And we all know that
18:10regulations can be changed. So, we have
18:12an obligation to keep Marylanders safe
18:14on our rail lines. We can't leave it to
18:17the whim of federal regulators. And so,
18:20that's why one of the reasons we need
18:21this bill. The other point that was made
18:23is that yes, it is in the collective
18:25bargaining agreement. That collective
18:27bargaining agreement expires in 2030. We
18:30don't know what's going to happen to
18:31future collective bargaining agreements.
18:33It's collective bargaining. They sit
18:34down at the table and they negotiate.
18:37and the outcome of those negotiations
18:39are not in control of this chamber. So,
18:43I think that we should make sure that
18:45the people of Maryland are safe and that
18:47they have the same asurances of being
18:50safe that those crews have under the
18:52collective bargaining agreement at least
18:54until 2030. We need to make sure that
18:56that safety continues long after that.
18:59Thank you, Madam Speaker.
19:01>> House Bill A62 has been vetoed by the
19:03governor. The question before the house
19:04is, shall the bill pass now withstanding
19:07the objections of the chief executive?
19:10A green vote overrides the governor's
19:12veto. 85 votes are needed. The clerk
19:15will call the role.
19:16>> Madam Speaker,
19:24has everyone recorded their vote? Will
19:27anyone like to change their vote? If
19:30not, the clerk will take the call.
19:34There being 99 votes in the affirmative
19:36and 30 votes in a negative, the veto is
19:39overridden.
19:43Message to the Senate. The clerk will
19:45read the message.
19:46>> Ladies and gentlemen, the Senate. The
19:47House of Delegates has voted to override
19:48the governor's veto of House Bill 862,
19:512026, regular session. Said bill is sent
19:53to you for your consideration. By order
19:56chief clerk,
19:58>> hear no objection. The message is
20:00adopted.
20:06Recognizing the majority leader.
20:15>> Okay,
20:16>> sorry. The clerk will read the bill.
20:20Household 1151, Maryland Department of
20:23Health study on Maryland Medical
20:25Insurance Assistance Program,
20:27Reimbursement of Hospice Room and Board
20:30Services.
20:31>> Recognizing the majority leader.
20:33>> Uh, thank you, Madam Speaker. I move to
20:35special order House Bill 1151 until the
20:38next session.
20:39>> All those in favor signify by saying I.
20:42>> Oppose. No. The eyes have it. The bill
20:45has been special order. The clerk will
20:47read the next bill, please. Actually,
20:50this will end the uh work for this
20:53morning session.
20:57Recognizing the committee uh
20:59appropriations, committee announcements.
21:04>> The committee is not meeting, Madam
21:05Speaker. Thank you.
21:06>> Economic matters.
21:15>> It's okay.
21:18You forgot where it is.
21:21>> It happens.
21:22>> I'm looking at the buttons down here.
21:24I'm like, what is happening here? Um,
21:25good morning everyone. Economic Matters
21:27will meet at 1:30. Just kidding. All
21:30right. No jokes left. All right.
21:32Economic Matters is not meeting, Madam
21:34Speaker.
21:35>> All right. Environment and and
21:37Transportation.
21:38>> Thank you, Madam Speaker. The House
21:39Environment and Transportation Committee
21:40is not meeting today.
21:41>> Government, Labor, and Elections.
21:44>> Good morning. Listen. Good morning. Glee
21:47is meeting at noon for a joint hearing
21:49with triple E. Please be in your seats
21:51before noon. Thank you very much.
21:54>> Joint hearing room, excuse me. Thank
21:55you.
21:55>> Thank you. Health,
21:57>> the health committee will not be meeting
21:58today.
21:59>> Judiciary.
22:00>> Thank you, Madam Speaker. Judiciary will
22:02not be meeting today.
22:03>> Ways and means.
22:04>> Thank you, Madam Speaker. The Ways and
22:06Means Committee will not be meeting
22:07today.
22:08>> Any subcommittee announcements?
22:11Delegation announcements. Recognizing
22:14the chair of the Prince George's County
22:15delegation.
22:16>> Uh thank you, Madam Speaker. The Prince
22:18George's County House delegation will be
22:19meeting at 100 p.m. via Zoom today.
22:22Thank you.
22:23>> Thank you. Any dele any other delegation
22:26announcements?
22:28All right. Recognizing the vice chair of
22:30health.
22:32Thank you, Madam Speaker. The joint
22:33ethics committee will be meeting today
22:35at 1:00 in room uh G G135 in the
22:40legislative services building. Thank
22:42you, Madam Speaker.
22:44>> You're welcome. Any caucus
22:45announcements?
22:48All right, seeing none, any personal Oh,
22:51recognizing the vice economic matters
22:54committee.
22:54>> Uh, thank you. The um Montgomery County
22:57House Democratic Caucus will be meeting
22:59in room 350 at 1:00.
23:02>> Okay. Thank you. Any other caucus
23:05announcements? Recognizing the delegate
23:08from Harford County. Good morning,
23:11>> Madam Speaker. Good morning.
23:12>> Good morning,
23:13>> body. We are so blessed that we got
23:15called in on this particular day. And
23:17I'm going to tell you why.
23:19So many of us don't get to enjoy the
23:22benefits of being born during session.
23:25Rarely do we get the opportunity to
23:29really celebrate one of our very
23:31favorite members.
23:34This member grew up in Baltimore.
23:37He sometimes
23:40will allow your phone to connect to his
23:42towers so that you can text crappy texts
23:44to people like me. Sometimes
23:47he raised a beautiful family whenever I
23:49get triggered on the floor. I can always
23:51go to his office. His door is always
23:53open to listen to my adnauseium
23:56complaints.
23:58He loves to giggle and laugh when things
24:00are said that are totally off the cuff
24:03and off color on the floor.
24:06and he loves to fight and champion for
24:09children in Maryland, not to just get an
24:11education, but to get a real quality
24:15education. It is his greatest passion.
24:18So, without further ado, body, please
24:21recognize my very good friend.
24:23Permission to use the delegate's name.
24:24>> Permission granted.
24:25>> Thank you, Madam Speaker.
24:26>> You're welcome.
24:27>> Delegate Mark Fischer from southern
24:29Maryland. Happy birthday. We love you.
24:38Madam Speaker, I got to do it. Madam
24:40Speaker,
24:41>> one second, please.
24:42>> Recognizing the delegate from Carroll
24:44County.
24:45>> Thank you, Madam Speaker.
24:46>> You're welcome.
24:47>> Um, body, please help me to welcome a
24:50citizen from my district in Carroll
24:52County, Michelle DeFeo. She's here with
24:55a lot of folks for concerned citizens of
24:57self-direction Maryland. There'll be a
24:59lot of people out here today about that
25:01important issue. So, please welcome her
25:03and thank her for coming.
25:04>> Welcome.
25:09>> Recognizing the delegate from
25:10Montgomery.
25:12>> Thank you, Madam Speaker.
25:13>> You're welcome.
25:14>> I want to uh pay a brief tribute to uh
25:18someone my a friend who will not be
25:21returning when we reconvene in uh
25:25January. Uh permission to use a
25:27delegate's name.
25:28>> Permission granted. I want to um
25:31acknowledge my dear friend, Delegate
25:33Frank Conaway Jr. uh because of the fact
25:37that many of you probably don't know
25:39this, but he has been uh so good to me.
25:42for example, many nights uh the
25:46judiciary committee was running late and
25:49so the shuttle was closed and as you
25:51know I don't drive and so what he would
25:54do because he was such a good man is
25:56follow me to my um hotel to make sure I
25:59got home okay and he always also on
26:03those late nights um made sure I had
26:06something to eat and he was also one of
26:09the first friends I made when I came to
26:13this body. So, I'll miss I'll miss him
26:15very much. And I just want to thank him
26:18for his 20 years of service to the body
26:21and always looking out for me. Thank
26:23you, delegate.
26:25>> Thank you, delegate.
26:36>> Madam Speaker, recognizing the delegate
26:39from Prince George's County. Are we
26:42gonna Are you going to take care of it?
26:43>> I was going to take care of it.
26:44>> All right.
26:45>> Thank you so much.
26:46>> I'll defer her to recognizing the other
26:48delegate from Prince George's County.
26:51>> Thank you. And I I just want to say
26:53first of all, permission to use the
26:55delegate name.
26:55>> Permission granted.
26:57>> Well, this delegate, he's all he's my
26:59district mate. Not only is he's having a
27:03birthday, but he's a new father again.
27:06His son was born last Monday. And you
27:09know, it's been a joy joy um celebrating
27:13kind of not with him because as you
27:15stated, we're not here during the
27:17summertime. They're usually somewhere
27:18else. But I just want to have the body
27:20to take the time to wish not only this
27:24delegate, delegate Julian Ivy, not only
27:27a happy birthday, but also the born of
27:30his new son. Happy birthday, Julian.
27:32Happy birthday.
27:43Any other personal or guest
27:44announcements? Recognizing the gentleman
27:46from Baltimore County.
27:48>> Thank you, Madam Speaker. You're
27:50welcome.
27:50>> Um, I have one of our constituents,
27:53colleagues, Miss Karen Smith, the
27:56founder of the Maryland Self-Dection
27:58Services, is here with us today. Uh, her
28:01father-in-law was the former county
28:03executive and judge. If Karen's in the
28:05audience anyway, Miss Karen Smith,
28:08>> she's on this side.
28:15>> Like to welcome the new
28:18council elect for district 1 in Prince
28:21George's County, Michelle Garcia.
28:31Any other personal or guest
28:32announcements? All right.
28:35Corn call. Madam Speaker,
28:43>> has everyone recorded their presence?
28:47Okay. The clerk would take the call.
28:51There being 132 members present, the
28:53House is still in session. Recognizing
28:56the majority leader.
28:58>> Uh, thank you, Madam Speaker. I move
29:01that the House stands recessed until
29:03Monday, August 3rd at 4:00 p.m.
29:06>> 4:00 p.m. Please try to come a little
29:09earlier to your seats, okay?
29:14>> Okay? And if time changes, please look
29:16at your emails, all right? And text and
29:19we'll communicate with you. All right?
29:21If you need anything between now and
29:23then, our office is open, okay? Thank
29:25you so much. See you soon.

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