November 12, 2025 • 13 mins
-
Shutdown Ending
- Shutdown lasted 40+ days, starting October 1.
- Senate voted 60–40 to approve an amended continuing resolution (CR) reopening the government until January 30.
- House expected to vote within 36 hours; President Trump anticipated to sign immediately.
-
Legislative Details
- CR provisions:
- Full funding for SNAP (food assistance) through September 2026.
- Guaranteed back pay for federal workers.
- Passage of three appropriations bills: Military Construction & Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch.
- CR provisions:
-
Impact on Public Services
- Air travel severely disrupted:
- Nearly 50% of domestic flights canceled or delayed due to unpaid air traffic controllers calling in sick.
- Some lawmakers driving to Washington because flights were unreliable.
- Federal workers and low-income families awaiting relief.
- Air travel severely disrupted:
-
Political Commentary
- Criticism of Democrats for allegedly using shutdown as leverage.
- Praise for Senate Democrats and one independent who voted to reopen government.
- Strong negative stance on Obamacare, citing skyrocketing premiums (100–300% increases) and calling it “a disaster” and “unsustainable.”
-
Future Outlook
- Warning of another potential shutdown on January 30.
- Calls for major healthcare reform to prevent financial collapse.
- Broader argument that government is “bloated” and most Americans were unaffected by the shutdown.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Howard Grounds, where generations of American heroes rest and eternal glory.
We gather to fulfill the sacred duty of every free
men and woman. On Veterans' Day, we honor those who
have worn the uniform, who have borne the battle, who
have stood to watch, whose ranks have formed a mighty
(00:22):
wall of flesh and blood, bravery and devotion that has
defended our freedom for two hundred and fifty years.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben ferguson.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Good Wednesday morning.
Speaker 4 (00:35):
Sir, nice have you with us in the forty seven
Morning Update, And we've got one big story for you
this morning, and that is the government reopening.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
So how is it going to work?
Speaker 4 (00:44):
How long is there going to be chaos at America's
airports and the cancelation of flights at record numbers. When
will Americans get paid that work for our government. We've
got those answers for you, But first want to tell
you about our friends over Patriot Mobile. Every so long,
often something happens that reminds us just how fragile our
freedoms are. We can't afford to take our rights for granted.
(01:07):
We must draw a line in the sand and our
friends at Patriot Mobile have been doing just that for
more than twelve years. The truth is there is only
one provider that boldly stands in the gap for Americans
who believe freedom is worth fighting for, and that company
is Patriot Mobile. Not only are they leading the red economy,
(01:27):
they're also outpacing the competition and technology. Patriot Mobile is
one of the only carriers offering premium access to all
three major US networks, giving you nationwide coverage and service
that you can count on day after day. They also
offer unlimited data plans, mobile hotspots, international roaming, internet backup,
(01:50):
and so much more. And switching has never been easier.
You can activate in minutes on your phone from your
home or your office and you keep your same number.
You now keep your same phone or upgrade to a
new one, and this is where the magic happens. Every month,
about five percent of your bill is given back to
conservative causes at no extra cost to you that stand
(02:12):
up for our First and our Second Amendment rights, the
rights of unborn children, and are wounded warriors and those
that have fought for a country and wear a badge.
So take a stand today. Go to Patriotmobile dot com
slash ben forty seven or call ninety seven to two
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Speaker 3 (02:48):
It's a forty seven morning Update and it starts right now.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Story number one.
Speaker 4 (02:53):
The government shutdown is over, sort of Democrats caving and
they are finally saying we can open the government again.
This is the longest government shut down in history. But
the real question is for many of you, is well,
when will things actually be reopen? How much chaos is
are going to be in the skies, When will people
(03:14):
start getting their paychecks? Maybe you or your family members
who have been furloughed in essence by our government. Well,
we have a lot of answers to those questions, and
the Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, called Republicans and
Democrats back to Washington to vote on the bill to
get the government back open. Hear all the details of
(03:36):
what Speaker Johnson had to say about moving forward, how
things are going to work.
Speaker 5 (03:41):
Very thankful to see you all this morning.
Speaker 6 (03:43):
I'm thankful to welcome you to what appears to be
the beginning of the end of the longest government shutdown
in US history. As shameful as that is, I don't
think it's coincidental, you know how I think. But it's
after forty days of wandering in the wilderness and making
the American peace people suffer needlessly, some Senate Democrats finally
(04:04):
have stepped forward to end the pain. It appears to
us this morning that our long national nightmare is finally
coming to an end, and we're grateful for that at
least some Democrats now finally appear ready to do what
Republicans and President Trump and millions of hard working American
people have been asking them to do for weeks. As
we said from the beginning, the people's government cannot be
(04:25):
held hostage to further anyone's political agenda. That was never right,
and shutting down the government never produces anything. It never
has if you study history, and so here we are.
I want to remind everybody this morning of another critical
point that you've heard me here repeat over and over
over the last several weeks. It's something that I and
(04:46):
Leader John Thune and President Trump and every Republican leader
have all said repeatedly from the beginning, we have always
been open to finding solutions to reduce the oppressive costs
of health care under the Unaffordable Care Act. We just
made clear that we would not and should not ever
do that that is negotiate as hostages. And I've also
(05:08):
reminded you here every morning at this press conference. Throughout
the shutdown, Republicans have not just been talking about reducing
costs and fraud and abuse in so many areas and
in healthcare. We've been actually passing new laws to accomplish
that urgent mission for the people, and we will continue
to do so. So here's where we are by way
of schedule, just so you know you're following, if you're
(05:29):
not at home, if you're waking up to this good
news this morning that the Senate's vote last late last
night of.
Speaker 5 (05:35):
Sixty to forty opens the door.
Speaker 6 (05:37):
Now the Senate is moving forward on an amended House
cr continuing Resolution that will reopen the government until January thirtieth.
Added to that are provisions to fully fund snap provisions
through the end of the next fiscal year, which is
September twenty twenty six, guaranteed back pay for all federal
workers who have been made to endure these hardships over
(05:59):
the last several weeks. And it also includes passage of
three appropriations bills, which we're grateful to be.
Speaker 5 (06:04):
Moving through the process.
Speaker 6 (06:05):
That is the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Bill, It's the
Agriculture Bill, and the Legislative Branch Bill. The Senate will
be back in session this morning to finish their job,
and we're certainly praying that they do. They'll need unanimous
consent from all senators to fast track their final vote.
As you know, there's some procedural hurdles that one or
more could throw in the way, but we certainly hope
(06:26):
that they won't do that because so many people across
this country are desperate for the government to reopen. At
the very moment that they do that final vote, I
will call all House members to return to Washington as
quickly as possible. We'll give a thirty six hour formal
and official notice, so that we can vote as soon
as possible to pass the amendedcy Our Bill and get
(06:48):
it to the President's desk. As you all know, and
he said as recently as last night, I was with
him and he told the press he said, we want
to get the government open. He's very anxious to get
the government reopened and to end the Schumer shutdown. All
are with regard to the travel challenges. I spoke yesterday
at some link with the Transportation Secretary of Sean Duffy,
my former colleague and good friend, and he lamented the
(07:09):
serious situation that we have with air travel in the US.
He's bent over backwards, as all members of the administration
and the Cabinet have done in all of their areas
of jurisdiction, to try to keep the government working for
the people and to mitigate the pain and the harm.
But the problem we have with air travel is that
our air traffic controllers are overworked and unpaid, and many
of them have called in sick. That's a very stressful job,
and even more stressful exponentially when they're having trouble providing
(07:32):
for their families. And so air travel has been grinded
to a halt in many places, and as of Sunday,
nearly half of all domestic flights and US flights were
either canceled or delayed.
Speaker 5 (07:44):
And it's a very serious situation.
Speaker 6 (07:45):
So I'm saying that by way of reminder, I'm stating
the obvious to all my colleagues, Republicans and Democrats in
the House.
Speaker 5 (07:52):
You need to begin right now, returning to the Hill.
We have to do this as quickly as possible.
Speaker 6 (07:56):
Now we look forward to the government reopening this week's
so Congress can get back can get back to our
a regular legislative session. We have a lot of business
to do, as you all know, and we will be
working in earnest will be There'll be long days and
long nights here for the foreseeable future to make up
for all this lost time that was imposed upon us.
I want to close with something that's important. I think
(08:19):
it's important to say that this is genuine. I mean
this sincerely. We applaud the seven Senate Democrats and one
independent Senator who did the right thing. They decided to
put principle over their their personal politics and and my
urgent plea of all my colleagues in the House, and
that means every Democrat in the House is to to think, carefully, pray,
(08:41):
and finally do the right thing and help us to
bring an end to the pain of the American people.
This has gone on too long. Too many people have
suffered and it's long overdue. And that's the update I
wanted to give you this morning. There are probably lots
of questions, but I'm going to get a lot of
my own questions answered later today, so stay tuned for more.
Speaker 5 (08:58):
Thanks.
Speaker 4 (08:58):
So there it is a Speaker of the House explaining
exactly how this is going to go down and how
quickly we could see things turn back to normal.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
It's going to be a little chilly, but I will
do my duty.
Speaker 4 (09:09):
I'm getting back to DC and we're going to open
this country back up and get it back on track.
That is another aspect of what has been said by
many Republicans are saying, hey, we've got thousands of flights
canceled in recent days to the shutdown. Some lawmakers opted
for the modes of translation to the Capitol like they're
actually driving. One Republican representative, Derek Van Orden, said he
(09:32):
was making the sixteen hour drive from his Wisconsin district
because air travel is just too unreliable.
Speaker 3 (09:37):
And the Republican controlled House is.
Speaker 4 (09:39):
Due to vote Wednesday afternoon on a compromise that would
restore funding the government agencies and into shutdown that start
on October one. The Republican controlled Senate approved the deal
Monday night. House Speaker Johnson said he expected to be
pass his chamber as well, and then President Donald Trump
has come out calling the deal very good. Expected to
(10:00):
obviously sign it into law immediately. Now, within days, the
US government could be fully functioning again, bring relief to
federal workers who have missed paychecks and low income families
who defend on food subsidies as well. It could take
several days. And this is the problem so many have
asked me about this. It could take several days for
the nation's air travel system to return to normal. The deal,
(10:22):
by the way, which has divided Democrats because they love
holding you hostage, had sought to extend healthcare substias for
twenty four million Americans past the end of the year
when they were due to expire. Now this also tells
you just how broken Obama here is that these types
of substas are actually needed.
Speaker 3 (10:39):
Yesterday, it was very interesting on CNN.
Speaker 4 (10:41):
One of the things that was said there on CNN
about the subsidies was that they were talking about like
how much they'd actually gone up, like how much the
subsetas had skyrocketed, And you just kind of have to laugh.
When you see that Anavar has said, quote, American healthcare
premiums are going up one hundred two hundred three hundred percent.
(11:02):
I thought Obamacare fixed that.
Speaker 3 (11:04):
It didn't. It didn't fix it. It's a disaster.
Speaker 4 (11:07):
It's going to be another thing that could easily bankrupt
this country.
Speaker 3 (11:11):
You want to know why we're in so much debt right.
Speaker 4 (11:13):
Now when you have premiums in Obamacare going up again.
I want to make sure I quote on Navarro correctly
one hundred two hundred three hundred percent.
Speaker 3 (11:22):
Obamacare is an utter disaster.
Speaker 4 (11:24):
It is a total disaster, and everyone knows it. By
the way, like this is not something that's hard to
figure out. It is very easy to understand that this
is going to bankrupt us. So there's going to have
to be reform with Obamacare. There's no way around it. Okay,
(11:45):
Like there's just no way around it. We have to
have major reform here, and if we don't, then it
will continue to be a political football and it will
continue to be a political disaster. And Democrats knew this.
I go back to what did it and Nancy Pelosi
say her words, not mine. We won't know what's in
the bill until we pass the bill, and that is
(12:07):
Obamacare summed up perfectly. We won't know what's in the
bill until we pass the bill, and so when we
pass the bill, we'll figure it out later. It's just
a big old government subsidy. That's all it is. It's
just a government subsidy. One other thing I want to
say about this government shutdown. I think it also tells
you just how bloated our government is. The majority of
(12:29):
americans lives have really not been affected at all by
the government shutdown. I think that's actually pretty incredible that
we think our government is just so important and in
reality it's really not. It's just not Our government has
gotten way too big, and our government should be a
lot smaller.
Speaker 3 (12:50):
Than it actually is.
Speaker 4 (12:52):
Right now, all right, don't forget share this show, Share
the podcast wherever you can. We'll keep you updated on
the government shutdown, what's happened with the government shutdown obviously,
as we're going to continue to see.
Speaker 3 (13:03):
This move forward.
Speaker 2 (13:04):
Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update
with Ben Ferguson. Please make sure you hit subscribe wherever
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Podcast, and we will see you back here tomorrow
Howard Grounds, where generations of American heroes rest and eternal glory.
We gather to fulfill the sacred duty of every free
men and woman. On Veterans' Day, we honor those who
have worn the uniform, who have borne the battle, who
have stood to watch, whose ranks have formed a mighty
(00:22):
wall of flesh and blood, bravery and devotion that has
defended our freedom for two hundred and fifty years.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben ferguson.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Good Wednesday morning.
Speaker 4 (00:35):
Sir, nice have you with us in the forty seven
Morning Update, And we've got one big story for you
this morning, and that is the government reopening.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
So how is it going to work?
Speaker 4 (00:44):
How long is there going to be chaos at America's
airports and the cancelation of flights at record numbers. When
will Americans get paid that work for our government. We've
got those answers for you, But first want to tell
you about our friends over Patriot Mobile. Every so long,
often something happens that reminds us just how fragile our
freedoms are. We can't afford to take our rights for granted.
(01:07):
We must draw a line in the sand and our
friends at Patriot Mobile have been doing just that for
more than twelve years. The truth is there is only
one provider that boldly stands in the gap for Americans
who believe freedom is worth fighting for, and that company
is Patriot Mobile. Not only are they leading the red economy,
(01:27):
they're also outpacing the competition and technology. Patriot Mobile is
one of the only carriers offering premium access to all
three major US networks, giving you nationwide coverage and service
that you can count on day after day. They also
offer unlimited data plans, mobile hotspots, international roaming, internet backup,
(01:50):
and so much more. And switching has never been easier.
You can activate in minutes on your phone from your
home or your office and you keep your same number.
You now keep your same phone or upgrade to a
new one, and this is where the magic happens. Every month,
about five percent of your bill is given back to
conservative causes at no extra cost to you that stand
(02:12):
up for our First and our Second Amendment rights, the
rights of unborn children, and are wounded warriors and those
that have fought for a country and wear a badge.
So take a stand today. Go to Patriotmobile dot com
slash ben forty seven or call ninety seven to two
Patriot and if you use the promo code Ben forty seven,
(02:35):
you're gonna get a free month of service. That's Patriot
Mobile dot com. Slash ben forty seven or nine seven
to two Patriot and make the switch today.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
It's a forty seven morning Update and it starts right now.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Story number one.
Speaker 4 (02:53):
The government shutdown is over, sort of Democrats caving and
they are finally saying we can open the government again.
This is the longest government shut down in history. But
the real question is for many of you, is well,
when will things actually be reopen? How much chaos is
are going to be in the skies, When will people
(03:14):
start getting their paychecks? Maybe you or your family members
who have been furloughed in essence by our government. Well,
we have a lot of answers to those questions, and
the Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, called Republicans and
Democrats back to Washington to vote on the bill to
get the government back open. Hear all the details of
(03:36):
what Speaker Johnson had to say about moving forward, how
things are going to work.
Speaker 5 (03:41):
Very thankful to see you all this morning.
Speaker 6 (03:43):
I'm thankful to welcome you to what appears to be
the beginning of the end of the longest government shutdown
in US history. As shameful as that is, I don't
think it's coincidental, you know how I think. But it's
after forty days of wandering in the wilderness and making
the American peace people suffer needlessly, some Senate Democrats finally
(04:04):
have stepped forward to end the pain. It appears to
us this morning that our long national nightmare is finally
coming to an end, and we're grateful for that at
least some Democrats now finally appear ready to do what
Republicans and President Trump and millions of hard working American
people have been asking them to do for weeks. As
we said from the beginning, the people's government cannot be
(04:25):
held hostage to further anyone's political agenda. That was never right,
and shutting down the government never produces anything. It never
has if you study history, and so here we are.
I want to remind everybody this morning of another critical
point that you've heard me here repeat over and over
over the last several weeks. It's something that I and
(04:46):
Leader John Thune and President Trump and every Republican leader
have all said repeatedly from the beginning, we have always
been open to finding solutions to reduce the oppressive costs
of health care under the Unaffordable Care Act. We just
made clear that we would not and should not ever
do that that is negotiate as hostages. And I've also
(05:08):
reminded you here every morning at this press conference. Throughout
the shutdown, Republicans have not just been talking about reducing
costs and fraud and abuse in so many areas and
in healthcare. We've been actually passing new laws to accomplish
that urgent mission for the people, and we will continue
to do so. So here's where we are by way
of schedule, just so you know you're following, if you're
(05:29):
not at home, if you're waking up to this good
news this morning that the Senate's vote last late last
night of.
Speaker 5 (05:35):
Sixty to forty opens the door.
Speaker 6 (05:37):
Now the Senate is moving forward on an amended House
cr continuing Resolution that will reopen the government until January thirtieth.
Added to that are provisions to fully fund snap provisions
through the end of the next fiscal year, which is
September twenty twenty six, guaranteed back pay for all federal
workers who have been made to endure these hardships over
(05:59):
the last several weeks. And it also includes passage of
three appropriations bills, which we're grateful to be.
Speaker 5 (06:04):
Moving through the process.
Speaker 6 (06:05):
That is the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Bill, It's the
Agriculture Bill, and the Legislative Branch Bill. The Senate will
be back in session this morning to finish their job,
and we're certainly praying that they do. They'll need unanimous
consent from all senators to fast track their final vote.
As you know, there's some procedural hurdles that one or
more could throw in the way, but we certainly hope
(06:26):
that they won't do that because so many people across
this country are desperate for the government to reopen. At
the very moment that they do that final vote, I
will call all House members to return to Washington as
quickly as possible. We'll give a thirty six hour formal
and official notice, so that we can vote as soon
as possible to pass the amendedcy Our Bill and get
(06:48):
it to the President's desk. As you all know, and
he said as recently as last night, I was with
him and he told the press he said, we want
to get the government open. He's very anxious to get
the government reopened and to end the Schumer shutdown. All
are with regard to the travel challenges. I spoke yesterday
at some link with the Transportation Secretary of Sean Duffy,
my former colleague and good friend, and he lamented the
(07:09):
serious situation that we have with air travel in the US.
He's bent over backwards, as all members of the administration
and the Cabinet have done in all of their areas
of jurisdiction, to try to keep the government working for
the people and to mitigate the pain and the harm.
But the problem we have with air travel is that
our air traffic controllers are overworked and unpaid, and many
of them have called in sick. That's a very stressful job,
and even more stressful exponentially when they're having trouble providing
(07:32):
for their families. And so air travel has been grinded
to a halt in many places, and as of Sunday,
nearly half of all domestic flights and US flights were
either canceled or delayed.
Speaker 5 (07:44):
And it's a very serious situation.
Speaker 6 (07:45):
So I'm saying that by way of reminder, I'm stating
the obvious to all my colleagues, Republicans and Democrats in
the House.
Speaker 5 (07:52):
You need to begin right now, returning to the Hill.
We have to do this as quickly as possible.
Speaker 6 (07:56):
Now we look forward to the government reopening this week's
so Congress can get back can get back to our
a regular legislative session. We have a lot of business
to do, as you all know, and we will be
working in earnest will be There'll be long days and
long nights here for the foreseeable future to make up
for all this lost time that was imposed upon us.
I want to close with something that's important. I think
(08:19):
it's important to say that this is genuine. I mean
this sincerely. We applaud the seven Senate Democrats and one
independent Senator who did the right thing. They decided to
put principle over their their personal politics and and my
urgent plea of all my colleagues in the House, and
that means every Democrat in the House is to to think, carefully, pray,
(08:41):
and finally do the right thing and help us to
bring an end to the pain of the American people.
This has gone on too long. Too many people have
suffered and it's long overdue. And that's the update I
wanted to give you this morning. There are probably lots
of questions, but I'm going to get a lot of
my own questions answered later today, so stay tuned for more.
Speaker 5 (08:58):
Thanks.
Speaker 4 (08:58):
So there it is a Speaker of the House explaining
exactly how this is going to go down and how
quickly we could see things turn back to normal.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
It's going to be a little chilly, but I will
do my duty.
Speaker 4 (09:09):
I'm getting back to DC and we're going to open
this country back up and get it back on track.
That is another aspect of what has been said by
many Republicans are saying, hey, we've got thousands of flights
canceled in recent days to the shutdown. Some lawmakers opted
for the modes of translation to the Capitol like they're
actually driving. One Republican representative, Derek Van Orden, said he
(09:32):
was making the sixteen hour drive from his Wisconsin district
because air travel is just too unreliable.
Speaker 3 (09:37):
And the Republican controlled House is.
Speaker 4 (09:39):
Due to vote Wednesday afternoon on a compromise that would
restore funding the government agencies and into shutdown that start
on October one. The Republican controlled Senate approved the deal
Monday night. House Speaker Johnson said he expected to be
pass his chamber as well, and then President Donald Trump
has come out calling the deal very good. Expected to
(10:00):
obviously sign it into law immediately. Now, within days, the
US government could be fully functioning again, bring relief to
federal workers who have missed paychecks and low income families
who defend on food subsidies as well. It could take
several days. And this is the problem so many have
asked me about this. It could take several days for
the nation's air travel system to return to normal. The deal,
(10:22):
by the way, which has divided Democrats because they love
holding you hostage, had sought to extend healthcare substias for
twenty four million Americans past the end of the year
when they were due to expire. Now this also tells
you just how broken Obama here is that these types
of substas are actually needed.
Speaker 3 (10:39):
Yesterday, it was very interesting on CNN.
Speaker 4 (10:41):
One of the things that was said there on CNN
about the subsidies was that they were talking about like
how much they'd actually gone up, like how much the
subsetas had skyrocketed, And you just kind of have to laugh.
When you see that Anavar has said, quote, American healthcare
premiums are going up one hundred two hundred three hundred percent.
(11:02):
I thought Obamacare fixed that.
Speaker 3 (11:04):
It didn't. It didn't fix it. It's a disaster.
Speaker 4 (11:07):
It's going to be another thing that could easily bankrupt
this country.
Speaker 3 (11:11):
You want to know why we're in so much debt right.
Speaker 4 (11:13):
Now when you have premiums in Obamacare going up again.
I want to make sure I quote on Navarro correctly
one hundred two hundred three hundred percent.
Speaker 3 (11:22):
Obamacare is an utter disaster.
Speaker 4 (11:24):
It is a total disaster, and everyone knows it. By
the way, like this is not something that's hard to
figure out. It is very easy to understand that this
is going to bankrupt us. So there's going to have
to be reform with Obamacare. There's no way around it. Okay,
(11:45):
Like there's just no way around it. We have to
have major reform here, and if we don't, then it
will continue to be a political football and it will
continue to be a political disaster. And Democrats knew this.
I go back to what did it and Nancy Pelosi
say her words, not mine. We won't know what's in
the bill until we pass the bill, and that is
(12:07):
Obamacare summed up perfectly. We won't know what's in the
bill until we pass the bill, and so when we
pass the bill, we'll figure it out later. It's just
a big old government subsidy. That's all it is. It's
just a government subsidy. One other thing I want to
say about this government shutdown. I think it also tells
you just how bloated our government is. The majority of
(12:29):
americans lives have really not been affected at all by
the government shutdown. I think that's actually pretty incredible that
we think our government is just so important and in
reality it's really not. It's just not Our government has
gotten way too big, and our government should be a
lot smaller.
Speaker 3 (12:50):
Than it actually is.
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This move forward.
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