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Dina I Sola spoke in front of the Senate Finance Committee.

Ben did I get that right?

No, Financial Services Committee.

That's right.

Financial Services Committee.

And it was one of, if not the most proud days of my short career.

I got goosebumps hearing her read her testimony.

She said, no one asks for a complicated expensive products that will drain their hard-earned savings.

So just a giant giant kudos to Tony and Dina Isola for the work that they're doing in the 403B community.

It's kind of weird that financial services

is almost a partisan issue.

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