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Welcome everybody to the Buck Sexton show on this episode, Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna, which is so fun to say because I knew her

when she was just Anna Paulina, a friend of mine for years, and now she is a member of

United States Congress. She's also a veteran and somebody who's got a whole range of things

to talk to us about today. Anna Paulina, great to have you on the program. Very exciting. Very happy to be back, Buck. So I want to start with this. There's a lot of big issues. We've got to save America. It's keeping me busy, keeping you busy different ways. But we're rowing the boat in the same direction. How's being in Congress? You know, is this funny? Because really, you're like a peer of mine that I knew outside. And there were a whole bunch of friends of mine who ran in this last cycle, by the way. You were one. I think I had about six or seven friends running for Congress. You're the only one who won. So thank you. Well done. And what's it like? It's been a pretty

crazy learning experience. What I keep, what really blows my mind is how time works in Washington.

So I've only been in for a little over two months now, maybe going on three months. But the

craziest thing is that I feel like I've already been there for like 10 years.

And then when I go up to Washington, you know, you live your life in 15 minute increments,

whether it's meetings, whether it's running in between committees, hearings, testifying,

all of that. And so it's a huge learning curve. But really, everything that I thought going into

this, you know, one of my biggest goals for why I wanted

to run is I really wanted to help change the national discussion on issues and how to fix

these problems. And as a member of Congress, you know, my hunch was correct. Now when I sent

out press releases, when I'm debating on the House floor, when I'm talking in committee, the

press picks up on that and it really does contribute to not only educating the American people, but also just solving some of these problems. So it's been a really rewarding experience. It's a ton of work. I definitely am not going to be doing it forever, but I don't ever anticipate or take it for granted that I'm just going to get reelected. So I'm making it count while I'm there,

and I'm very honored to represent Florida's 13th congressional district.

So now,

what do people who were paying very close attention to the rebels?

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