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Music Of course, we are approaching this week, one of the big family dinners.

Families get together, sometimes travel across state lines or great distances to gather

again for what in the beginning days of the family,

probably were mom and dad and the kids. Now it's grandma and grandpa, the kids, and the grandkids,

maybe even great grandkids. And even though they don't all fit around one table anymore,

it does acknowledge in some sense, even in a secular sense, the importance of family dinners.

Welcome back to Issues, Etc. I'm Todd Wilkin, joining us for a father and son's perspective on the importance of family dinners.

Timothy Gaylein, Sr., he's vice president of government and external relations, focused on the family in Washington, D.C. Author of a recent column Why Family Dinners Are Important.

Tim, welcome.

It's great to be with you, Todd.

And Timothy Gagline, Jr., a former five-year staffer on Capitol Hill in the U.S. House

of Representatives and Government Affairs Director for Off-Hill Strategies.

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