Thank you so much.

Yes, this is a nice break in the action.

But there's really not action because the government's closed.

So I don't, we have to come up with new phrases these days.

We're in uncharted waters, but it's great to be here,

and it's great to be at Walt Whitman, and it's always

great to be with Tara, and just listen to her.

On the House floor, if we want to send time to someone else,

we say I yield so many minutes to the general lady or gentleman

from, I want to yield my time to Tara Brock and let her go another half hour.

Some people do get confused when they hear

that a congressman is practicing mindfulness.

There's a little bit of a disconnect.

And so just as a disclaimer, just because you practice mindfulness,

as Tara talked about, does not make you perfect.

And you still stub your toe and call somebody by the wrong name

and say things that are stupid to people you care about.

And sometimes you say things stupid to people you don't care about.

But it's the process.

And I think Tara really clearly articulated

how difficult it is to be a human being and to be

a human being with technology and lots

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