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Um, and, but you see the beauty and the joy and things that you may not have seen before and your training and all that you're doing.

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ʌm, ʌnd, bʌt ju si ðʌ bjuti ʌnd ðʌ dʒɔɪ ʌnd θɪŋz ðæt ju meɪ nɑt hæv sin bɪfɔɹ ʌnd jɔɹ tɹeɪnɪŋ ʌnd ɔl ðæt ju'ɹeɪ duɪŋ.

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And so with you, I am not at all in favor of cheese with fish. I just, I, I don't, it's not for me. Let me just say.

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ʌnd soʊ wɪð ju, aɪ æm nɑt æt ɔl ɪn feɪvɜ˞ ʌv tʃiz wɪð fɪʃ. aɪ dʒʌst, aɪ, aɪ dɑn'ti, ɪt'ɛs nɑt fɔɹ mi. lɛt mi dʒʌst seɪ.

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I'm not going to judge, but it's just not for me. Exactly. No kidding. Yeah. Yeah. I've been cooking a lot. That's probably one of the silver linings.

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aɪ'ɛm nɑt ɡoʊɪŋ tu dʒʌdʒ, bʌt ɪt'ɛs dʒʌst nɑt fɔɹ mi. ɪɡzæktli. noʊ kɪdɪŋ. jæ. jæ. aɪ'vi bɪn kʊkɪŋ ʌ lɑt. ðæt'ɛs pɹɑbʌbli wʌn ʌv ðʌ sɪlvɜ˞ laɪnɪŋz.

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of this pandemic for me in terms of the experience I'm having, although cooking every meal is not so much.

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ʌv ðɪs pændɛmɪk fɔɹ mi ɪn tɜ˞mz ʌv ðʌ ɪkspɪɹiʌns aɪ'ɛm hævɪŋ, ɔlðoʊ kʊkɪŋ ɛvɜ˞i mil ɪz nɑt soʊ mʌtʃ.

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So I have figured out how to, one of the ways to get through it all, I just make twice of whatever I make.

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soʊ aɪ hæv fɪɡjɜ˞d aʊt haʊ tu, wʌn ʌv ðʌ weɪz tu ɡɛt θɹu ɪt ɔl, aɪ dʒʌst meɪk twaɪs ʌv wʌtɛvɜ˞ aɪ meɪk.

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And then either that's lunch the next day or I freeze it and that, you know, one day wouldn't, don't feel like cooking. And usually whenever I slow cook is something I'll then freeze half of it.

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ʌnd ðɛn iðɜ˞ ðæt'ɛs lʌntʃ ðʌ nɛkst deɪ ɔɹ aɪ fɹiz ɪt ʌnd ðæt, ju noʊ, wʌn deɪ 'ti, dɑn'ti fil laɪk kʊkɪŋ. ʌnd juʒʌwʌli wɛnɛvɜ˞ aɪ sloʊ kʊk ɪz sʌmθɪŋ aɪ' ðɛn fɹiz hæf ʌv ɪt.

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Yes, yeah, we've been doing a lot of fried rice actually. Yeah. Yeah. With that same point. And I do it actually with brown rice, and it's great, you know.

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jɛs, jæ, wi'vi bɪn duɪŋ ʌ lɑt ʌv fɹaɪd ɹaɪs æktʃuʌli. jæ. jæ. wɪð ðæt seɪm pɔɪnt. ʌnd aɪ du ɪt æktʃuʌli wɪð bɹaʊn ɹaɪs, ʌnd ɪt'ɛs ɡɹeɪt, ju noʊ.

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Yeah, we've been doing a lot of fried rice. You don't do brown rice? You know what I've started doing recently is wild rice. I grew up, almost every meal included rice. So I grew up with rice.

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jæ, wi'vi bɪn duɪŋ ʌ lɑt ʌv fɹaɪd ɹaɪs. ju dɑn'ti du bɹaʊn ɹaɪs? ju noʊ wʌt aɪ'vi stɑɹtɪd duɪŋ ɹisʌntli ɪz waɪld ɹaɪs. aɪ ɡɹu ʌp, ɔlmoʊst ɛvɜ˞i mil ɪnkludʌd ɹaɪs. soʊ aɪ ɡɹu ʌp wɪð ɹaɪs.

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But now I'm starting to also do wild rice, which I always thought was a little time intensive, but it's actually nice. It's a nice difference. That's right. That's right.

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bʌt naʊ aɪ'ɛm stɑɹtɪŋ tu ɔlsoʊ du waɪld ɹaɪs, wɪtʃ aɪ ɔlweɪz θɔt wɑz ʌ lɪtʌl taɪm ɪntɛnsɪv, bʌt ɪt'ɛs æktʃuʌli naɪs. ɪt'ɛs ʌ naɪs dɪfɜ˞ʌns. ðæt'ɛs ɹaɪt. ðæt'ɛs ɹaɪt.

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And usually I stuff that under the skin and let it sit in the fridge for a day or two with a lot of salt outside, right up and then slow roasted.

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ʌnd juʒʌwʌli aɪ stʌf ðæt ʌndɜ˞ ðʌ skɪn ʌnd lɛt ɪt sɪt ɪn ðʌ fɹɪdʒ fɔɹ ʌ deɪ ɔɹ tu wɪð ʌ lɑt ʌv sɔlt aʊtsaɪd, ɹaɪt ʌp ʌnd ðɛn sloʊ ɹoʊstʌd.

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I do at three 25 for two hours. My mother taught me as a child. She's like, you'd like to eat.

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aɪ du æt θɹi fɔɹ tu aʊɜ˞z. maɪ mʌðɜ˞ tɔt mi æz ʌ tʃaɪld. ʃi'ɛs laɪk, ju'di laɪk tu it.

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you better learn how to cook. It does. I mean it's nice to have a home cooked meal. I mean when we're in the normal routine I don't have as much time to cook.

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ju bɛtɜ˞ lɜ˞n haʊ tu kʊk. ɪt dʌz. aɪ min ɪt'ɛs naɪs tu hæv ʌ hoʊm kʊkt mil. aɪ min wɛn wi'ɹeɪ ɪn ðʌ nɔɹmʌl ɹutin aɪ dɑn'ti hæv æz mʌtʃ taɪm tu kʊk.

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But it is one of my joys. And we have a tradition at home of Sunday family dinner, which the kids know, they can bring anybody they want, whoever's in town.

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bʌt ɪt ɪz wʌn ʌv maɪ dʒɔɪz. ʌnd wi hæv ʌ tɹʌdɪʃʌn æt hoʊm ʌv sʌndeɪ fæmʌli dɪnɜ˞, wɪtʃ ðʌ kɪdz noʊ, ðeɪ kæn bɹɪŋ ɛnibʌdi ðeɪ wɑnt, huɛvɜ˞'ɛs ɪn taʊn.

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but I'll cook and I'll start cooking even maybe the night before. Friends come, my in-laws come, whoever's around.

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bʌt aɪ' kʊk ʌnd aɪ' stɑɹt kʊkɪŋ ivɪn meɪbi ðʌ naɪt bɪfɔɹ. fɹɛndz kʌm, maɪ ɪn-lɔz kʌm, huɛvɜ˞'ɛs ɜ˞aʊnd.

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And that's my favorite thing all week is Sunday. Yeah. Right. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So. You know, I grew up the same way.

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ʌnd ðæt'ɛs maɪ feɪvɜ˞ɪt θɪŋ ɔl wik ɪz sʌndeɪ. jæ. ɹaɪt. jæ. jæ. jæ. soʊ. ju noʊ, aɪ ɡɹu ʌp ðʌ seɪm weɪ.

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And in fact, when we were growing up as kids at the table, we were encouraged to speak up. But.

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ʌnd ɪn fækt, wɛn wi wɜ˞ ɡɹoʊɪŋ ʌp æz kɪdz æt ðʌ teɪbʌl, wi wɜ˞ ɛnkɜ˞ɪdʒd tu spik ʌp. bʌt.

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There was no baby talk. Like, you'd speak up, and then you'd have to defend your point. And there were some of the most incredible conversations with a lot of passion.

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ðɛɹ wɑz noʊ beɪbi tɔk. laɪk, ju'di spik ʌp, ʌnd ðɛn ju'di hæv tu dɪfɛnd jɔɹ pɔɪnt. ʌnd ðɛɹ wɜ˞ sʌm ʌv ðʌ moʊst ɪnkɹɛdʌbʌl kɑnvɜ˞seɪʃʌnz wɪð ʌ lɑt ʌv pæʃʌn.

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that would take place around our dining table. I have my onion here. All right, it's really, it's just very basic. Okay, can you see the onion? Okay, so.

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ðæt wʊd teɪk pleɪs ɜ˞aʊnd aʊɜ˞ daɪnɪŋ teɪbʌl. aɪ hæv maɪ ʌnjʌn hiɹ. ɔl ɹaɪt, ɪt'ɛs ɹɪli, ɪt'ɛs dʒʌst vɛɹi beɪsɪk. oʊkeɪ, kæn ju si ðʌ ʌnjʌn? oʊkeɪ, soʊ.

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You know, you just get rid of the top, peel it. Okay, so that's obvious. Okay, so keep the end, right? Cut off the top, peel it, keep the end.

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ju noʊ, ju dʒʌst ɡɛt ɹɪd ʌv ðʌ tɑp, pil ɪt. oʊkeɪ, soʊ ðæt'ɛs ɑbviʌs. oʊkeɪ, soʊ kip ðʌ ɛnd, ɹaɪt? kʌt ɔf ðʌ tɑp, pil ɪt, kip ðʌ ɛnd.

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Nice. Yep. Three quarters of the way down slice, slice, slice. All right. Okay. So wait, I gotta go across.

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naɪs. jɛp. θɹi kwɔɹtɜ˞z ʌv ðʌ weɪ daʊn slaɪs, slaɪs, slaɪs. ɔl ɹaɪt. oʊkeɪ. soʊ weɪt, aɪ ɡɑtʌ ɡoʊ ʌkɹɔs.

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the other way. And then I will show our friends just the easiest way to chop an onion. Okay?

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ðʌ ʌðɜ˞ weɪ. ʌnd ðɛn aɪ wɪl ʃoʊ aʊɜ˞ fɹɛndz dʒʌst ðʌ iziʌst weɪ tu tʃɑp æn ʌnjʌn. oʊkeɪ?

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Done got it everybody now watch I am so I'm doing that's for dinner

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dʌn ɡɑt ɪt ɛvɹibɑdi naʊ wɑtʃ aɪ æm soʊ aɪ'ɛm duɪŋ ðæt'ɛs fɔɹ dɪnɜ˞

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Um, you know, so in the pandemic, we try not to go to the grocery store too often. I went to stuff and freeze it. So.

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ʌm, ju noʊ, soʊ ɪn ðʌ pændɛmɪk, wi tɹaɪ nɑt tu ɡoʊ tu ðʌ ɡɹoʊsɜ˞i stɔɹ tu ɔfʌn. aɪ wɛnt tu stʌf ʌnd fɹiz ɪt. soʊ.

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So frozen beef, ground beef that has been defrosting overnight. I'm going to chop up cilantro, some green onions.

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soʊ fɹoʊzʌn bif, ɡɹaʊnd bif ðæt hæz bɪn dɪfɹɔstɪŋ oʊvɜ˞naɪt. aɪ'ɛm ɡoʊɪŋ tu tʃɑp ʌp sɪlæntɹoʊ, sʌm ɡɹin ʌnjʌnz.

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clove, coriander, cumin. I'll do some, I actually love fresh peppers in almost anything. I have some habanero peppers.

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kloʊv, kɔɹiændɜ˞, kjumʌn. aɪ' du sʌm, aɪ æktʃuʌli lʌv fɹɛʃ pɛpɜ˞z ɪn ɔlmoʊst ɛniθɪŋ. aɪ hæv sʌm pɛpɜ˞z.

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And I'll chop them up very fine. Cause you know, they're super hot and, um, a little cinnamon, which I don't have out yet.

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ʌnd aɪ' tʃɑp ðɛm ʌp vɛɹi faɪn. kɑz ju noʊ, ðeɪ'ɹeɪ supɜ˞ hɑt ʌnd, ʌm, ʌ lɪtʌl sɪnʌmʌn, wɪtʃ aɪ dɑn'ti hæv aʊt jɛt.

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And hi, what's that? Hey, Luca. Hi, I'm Kamala. Are you going to make something? Can I have what we're making? So that's pretty much it. And then I'll soak the bread.

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ʌnd haɪ, wʌt'ɛs ðæt? heɪ, lukʌ. haɪ, aɪ'ɛm . ɑɹ ju ɡoʊɪŋ tu meɪk sʌmθɪŋ? kæn aɪ hæv wʌt wi'ɹeɪ meɪkɪŋ? soʊ ðæt'ɛs pɹɪti mʌtʃ ɪt. ʌnd ðɛn aɪ' soʊk ðʌ bɹɛd.

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I actually freeze bread on like a loaf of bread because it just extends the life of it. And then I always keep the ends of a loaf for meatballs.

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aɪ æktʃuʌli fɹiz bɹɛd ɑn laɪk ʌ loʊf ʌv bɹɛd bɪkɔz ɪt dʒʌst ɪkstɛndz ðʌ laɪf ʌv ɪt. ʌnd ðɛn aɪ ɔlweɪz kip ðʌ ɛndz ʌv ʌ loʊf fɔɹ mitbɔlz.

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And so, but these meatballs and then so soak the bread in some milk. Um, I'll probably, um, add a little and then a little chopped onion.

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ʌnd soʊ, bʌt ðiz mitbɔlz ʌnd ðɛn soʊ soʊk ðʌ bɹɛd ɪn sʌm mɪlk. ʌm, aɪ' pɹɑbʌbli, ʌm, æd ʌ lɪtʌl ʌnd ðɛn ʌ lɪtʌl tʃɑpt ʌnjʌn.

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But actually I prefer my meatballs to grate the onion. Just when I do Italian meatballs, I would love your recipe. But when I do Italian meatballs, I shred the onion because then it actually.

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bʌt æktʃuʌli aɪ pɹʌfɜ˞ maɪ mitbɔlz tu ɡɹeɪt ðʌ ʌnjʌn. dʒʌst wɛn aɪ du ɪtæljʌn mitbɔlz, aɪ wʊd lʌv jɔɹ ɹɛsʌpi. bʌt wɛn aɪ du ɪtæljʌn mitbɔlz, aɪ ʃɹɛd ðʌ ʌnjʌn bɪkɔz ðɛn ɪt æktʃuʌli.

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adds moisture, but with this chopped onion now that I have shown everyone my technique. Oh, you have to get onion goggles. I got them for my husband.

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ædz mɔɪstʃɜ˞, bʌt wɪð ðɪs tʃɑpt ʌnjʌn naʊ ðæt aɪ hæv ʃoʊn ɛvɹiwʌn maɪ tɛknik. oʊ, ju hæv tu ɡɛt ʌnjʌn ɡɑɡʌlz. aɪ ɡɑt ðɛm fɔɹ maɪ hʌzbʌnd.

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Oh, you have you seen onion goggles? They're fantastic. They will work in a pandemic too. They're green and they're literally, they have suction.

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oʊ, ju hæv ju sin ʌnjʌn ɡɑɡʌlz? ðeɪ'ɹeɪ fæntæstɪk. ðeɪ wɪl wɜ˞k ɪn ʌ pændɛmɪk tu. ðeɪ'ɹeɪ ɡɹin ʌnd ðeɪ'ɹeɪ lɪtɜ˞ʌli, ðeɪ hæv sʌkʃʌn.

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So no air gets in, you know, if you, if you refrigerate the onion, it reduces it a little bit before you cut it. Yeah. Well, I mean, I'm just, I'm.

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soʊ noʊ ɛɹ ɡɛts ɪn, ju noʊ, ɪf ju, ɪf ju ɹɪfɹɪdʒɜ˞eɪt ðʌ ʌnjʌn, ɪt ɹʌdusʌz ɪt ʌ lɪtʌl bɪt bɪfɔɹ ju kʌt ɪt. jæ. wɛl, aɪ min, aɪ'ɛm dʒʌst, aɪ'ɛm.

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I'm going to start it. I'll start shopping as we talk. But honestly, it didn't completely defrost it. I thought it would be defrosted.

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aɪ'ɛm ɡoʊɪŋ tu stɑɹt ɪt. aɪ' stɑɹt ʃɑpɪŋ æz wi tɔk. bʌt ɑnʌstli, ɪt 'ti kʌmplitli dɪfɹɔst ɪt. aɪ θɔt ɪt wʊd bi .

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Right. Right. I agree. Oh, she's been terrific on this issue. But and to your point, and it's been my

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ɹaɪt. ɹaɪt. aɪ ʌɡɹi. oʊ, ʃi'ɛs bɪn tɜ˞ɪfɪk ɑn ðɪs ɪʃu. bʌt ʌnd tu jɔɹ pɔɪnt, ʌnd ɪt'ɛs bɪn maɪ

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my entire life and certainly my entire adult life. Arts, small restaurants.

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maɪ ɪntaɪɜ˞ laɪf ʌnd sɜ˞tʌnli maɪ ɪntaɪɜ˞ ʌdʌlt laɪf. ɑɹts, smɔl ɹɛstɜ˞ɑnts.

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owners and businesses are not only a business, but they really are part of the fabric of a community. It is the restaurant.

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oʊnɜ˞z ʌnd bɪznʌsʌz ɑɹ nɑt oʊnli ʌ bɪznʌs, bʌt ðeɪ ɹɪli ɑɹ pɑɹt ʌv ðʌ fæbɹɪk ʌv ʌ kʌmjunʌti. ɪt ɪz ðʌ ɹɛstɜ˞ɑnt.

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It's the small businesses and restaurants in particular who are always the first to say, hey, you need to feed folks who are hungry.

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ɪt'ɛs ðʌ smɔl bɪznʌsʌz ʌnd ɹɛstɜ˞ɑnts ɪn pɜ˞tɪkjʌlɜ˞ hu ɑɹ ɔlweɪz ðʌ fɜ˞st tu seɪ, heɪ, ju nid tu fid foʊks hu ɑɹ hʌŋɡɹi.

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we're going to be there, we will donate. The first to, when we need to set up a food kitchen, that they are there, the first to hire locally.

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wi'ɹeɪ ɡoʊɪŋ tu bi ðɛɹ, wi wɪl doʊneɪt. ðʌ fɜ˞st tu, wɛn wi nid tu sɛt ʌp ʌ fud kɪtʃʌn, ðæt ðeɪ ɑɹ ðɛɹ, ðʌ fɜ˞st tu haɪɜ˞ loʊkʌli.

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I have a cousin who has a restaurant in Oakland, a chicken and waffle restaurant. And he started a whole thing. He just started it. He didn't name it.

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aɪ hæv ʌ kʌzʌn hu hæz ʌ ɹɛstɜ˞ɑnt ɪn oʊklʌnd, ʌ tʃɪkʌn ʌnd wɑfʌl ɹɛstɜ˞ɑnt. ʌnd hi stɑɹtɪd ʌ hoʊl θɪŋ. hi dʒʌst stɑɹtɪd ɪt. hi 'ti neɪm ɪt.

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he didn't get any fame or recognition for, but a re-entry initiative. And he hired a bunch of folks who were formerly incarcerated and trained them and have people.

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hi 'ti ɡɛt ɛni feɪm ɔɹ ɹɛkʌɡnɪʃʌn fɔɹ, bʌt ʌ ɹeɪ-ɛntɹi ɪnɪʃʌtɪv. ʌnd hi haɪɜ˞d ʌ bʌntʃ ʌv foʊks hu wɜ˞ fɔɹmɜ˞li ɪnkɑɹsɜ˞eɪtɪd ʌnd tɹeɪnd ðɛm ʌnd hæv pipʌl.

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who have been working in his restaurant now for a decade, who he took in and trained and invested in. And that's.

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hu hæv bɪn wɜ˞kɪŋ ɪn hɪz ɹɛstɜ˞ɑnt naʊ fɔɹ ʌ dɛkeɪd, hu hi tʊk ɪn ʌnd tɹeɪnd ʌnd ɪnvɛstʌd ɪn. ʌnd ðæt'ɛs.

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That's the experience I have with so many, I mean, all of the small restaurants I know, and by small, I mean just those who are running day to day.

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ðæt'ɛs ðʌ ɪkspɪɹiʌns aɪ hæv wɪð soʊ mɛni, aɪ min, ɔl ʌv ðʌ smɔl ɹɛstɜ˞ɑnts aɪ noʊ, ʌnd baɪ smɔl, aɪ min dʒʌst ðoʊz hu ɑɹ ɹʌnɪŋ deɪ tu deɪ.

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but running an incredible business, but feeding a community in every way you can possibly feed. And but to your point also about just the.

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bʌt ɹʌnɪŋ æn ɪnkɹɛdʌbʌl bɪznʌs, bʌt fidɪŋ ʌ kʌmjunʌti ɪn ɛvɜ˞i weɪ ju kæn pɑsʌbli fid. ʌnd bʌt tu jɔɹ pɔɪnt ɔlsoʊ ʌbaʊt dʒʌst ðʌ.

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the part of that, it's part of what makes a community, a community of, right? That we are all, it's.

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ðʌ pɑɹt ʌv ðæt, ɪt'ɛs pɑɹt ʌv wʌt meɪks ʌ kʌmjunʌti, ʌ kʌmjunʌti ʌv, ɹaɪt? ðæt wi ɑɹ ɔl, ɪt'ɛs.

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It's that neighborhood restaurant that when you go there, they're so used to it, it's like going to your mother's kitchen. They sit you down and feed you what they know you like.

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ɪt'ɛs ðæt neɪbɜ˞hʊd ɹɛstɜ˞ɑnt ðæt wɛn ju ɡoʊ ðɛɹ, ðeɪ'ɹeɪ soʊ juzd tu ɪt, ɪt'ɛs laɪk ɡoʊɪŋ tu jɔɹ mʌðɜ˞'ɛs kɪtʃʌn. ðeɪ sɪt ju daʊn ʌnd fid ju wʌt ðeɪ noʊ ju laɪk.

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It's that neighborhood restaurant there's we have a couple that my husband and I go to like if I'm campaigning After a long day and I might call and say

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ɪt'ɛs ðæt neɪbɜ˞hʊd ɹɛstɜ˞ɑnt ðɛɹ'ɛs wi hæv ʌ kʌpʌl ðæt maɪ hʌzbʌnd ʌnd aɪ ɡoʊ tu laɪk ɪf aɪ'ɛm kæmpeɪnɪŋ æftɜ˞ ʌ lɔŋ deɪ ʌnd aɪ maɪt kɔl ʌnd seɪ

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is your kitchen still open? Come on in, Kamala. And you sit down and they just give you a beautiful bowl of pasta or something else. And it's literally like being in your mother's kitchen.

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ɪz jɔɹ kɪtʃʌn stɪl oʊpʌn? kʌm ɑn ɪn, . ʌnd ju sɪt daʊn ʌnd ðeɪ dʒʌst ɡɪv ju ʌ bjutʌfʌl boʊl ʌv pɑstʌ ɔɹ sʌmθɪŋ ɛls. ʌnd ɪt'ɛs lɪtɜ˞ʌli laɪk biɪŋ ɪn jɔɹ mʌðɜ˞'ɛs kɪtʃʌn.

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They're literally family and part of community for so many people, especially in neighborhood restaurants. To your point with.

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ðeɪ'ɹeɪ lɪtɜ˞ʌli fæmʌli ʌnd pɑɹt ʌv kʌmjunʌti fɔɹ soʊ mɛni pipʌl, ʌspɛʃli ɪn neɪbɜ˞hʊd ɹɛstɜ˞ɑnts. tu jɔɹ pɔɪnt wɪð.

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you know, five, ten tables. They can seat 30 people. And it's a labor of love that they perform. Right.

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ju noʊ, faɪv, tɛn teɪbʌlz. ðeɪ kæn sit pipʌl. ʌnd ɪt'ɛs ʌ leɪbɜ˞ ʌv lʌv ðæt ðeɪ pɜ˞fɔɹm. ɹaɪt.

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And it would be a shame to lose them. It would be a shame we can't lose them. It's part of what makes us rich as a community, right?

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ʌnd ɪt wʊd bi ʌ ʃeɪm tu luz ðɛm. ɪt wʊd bi ʌ ʃeɪm wi kæn'ti luz ðɛm. ɪt'ɛs pɑɹt ʌv wʌt meɪks ʌs ɹɪtʃ æz ʌ kʌmjunʌti, ɹaɪt?

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in terms of the fabric of a community. Right. Right away, this conversation, Tom, that we're also fighting for in the next package is it's.

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ɪn tɜ˞mz ʌv ðʌ fæbɹɪk ʌv ʌ kʌmjunʌti. ɹaɪt. ɹaɪt ʌweɪ, ðɪs kɑnvɜ˞seɪʃʌn, tɑm, ðæt wi'ɹeɪ ɔlsoʊ faɪtɪŋ fɔɹ ɪn ðʌ nɛkst pækʌdʒ ɪz ɪt'ɛs.

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The small businesses should not be treated like, they should not be in the same tranche as publicly traded companies. We gotta correct that. That's a real problem. Yeah, you're great.

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ðʌ smɔl bɪznʌsʌz ʃʊd nɑt bi tɹitɪd laɪk, ðeɪ ʃʊd nɑt bi ɪn ðʌ seɪm tɹæntʃ æz pʌblɪkli tɹeɪdɪd kʌmpʌniz. wi ɡɑtʌ kɜ˞ɛkt ðæt. ðæt'ɛs ʌ ɹil pɹɑblʌm. jæ, ju'ɹeɪ ɡɹeɪt.

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But he made me for lunch. I did too, because I did my video with Mark at like 5 in the afternoon. And that wasn't going to be for dinner.

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bʌt hi meɪd mi fɔɹ lʌntʃ. aɪ dɪd tu, bɪkɔz aɪ dɪd maɪ vɪdioʊ wɪð mɑɹk æt laɪk ɪn ðʌ æftɜ˞nun. ʌnd ðæt 'ti ɡoʊɪŋ tu bi fɔɹ dɪnɜ˞.

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So we had tuna sandwiches the next day. Oh, good. That's great. And thank you for everything you do. I will. I will. And I will tell her. You be well. And thank you.

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soʊ wi hæd tunʌ sændwɪtʃɪz ðʌ nɛkst deɪ. oʊ, ɡʊd. ðæt'ɛs ɡɹeɪt. ʌnd θæŋk ju fɔɹ ɛvɹiθɪŋ ju du. aɪ wɪl. aɪ wɪl. ʌnd aɪ wɪl tɛl hɜ˞. ju bi wɛl. ʌnd θæŋk ju.

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So I want to just properly introduce you. Nana Pressley is, as everybody knows, a member of the United States Congress and the House of Representatives.

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soʊ aɪ wɑnt tu dʒʌst pɹɑpɜ˞li ɪntɹʌdus ju. nænʌ pɹɛsli ɪz, æz ɛvɹibɑdi noʊz, ʌ mɛmbɜ˞ ʌv ðʌ junaɪtɪd steɪts kɑŋɡɹʌs ʌnd ðʌ haʊs ʌv ɹɛpɹʌzɛntʌtɪvz.

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She was elected with that whole group of inspirational folks, and in particular, inspirational women. And she has just taken the Capitol by storm.

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ʃi wɑz ɪlɛktʌd wɪð ðæt hoʊl ɡɹup ʌv ɪnspɜ˞eɪʃʌnʌl foʊks, ʌnd ɪn pɜ˞tɪkjʌlɜ˞, ɪnspɜ˞eɪʃʌnʌl wɪmʌn. ʌnd ʃi hæz dʒʌst teɪkʌn ðʌ kæpɪtʌl baɪ stɔɹm.

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She has been a leader on so many issues. I have worked with her on issues that relate to maternal mortality and Black maternal mortality.

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ʃi hæz bɪn ʌ lidɜ˞ ɑn soʊ mɛni ɪʃuz. aɪ hæv wɜ˞kt wɪð hɜ˞ ɑn ɪʃuz ðæt ɹɪleɪt tu mʌtɜ˞nʌl mɔɹtælʌti ʌnd blæk mʌtɜ˞nʌl mɔɹtælʌti.

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She and I have had conversations so many over just a long period of time about what we can do.

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ʃi ʌnd aɪ hæv hæd kɑnvɜ˞seɪʃʌnz soʊ mɛni oʊvɜ˞ dʒʌst ʌ lɔŋ pɪɹiʌd ʌv taɪm ʌbaʊt wʌt wi kæn du.

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collectively and with each other to bring relief and voice and dignity to so many people. And I'm just so thrilled, Ayanna, that you're with me today.

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kʌlɛktɪvli ʌnd wɪð itʃ ʌðɜ˞ tu bɹɪŋ ɹɪlif ʌnd vɔɪs ʌnd dɪɡnʌti tu soʊ mɛni pipʌl. ʌnd aɪ'ɛm dʒʌst soʊ θɹɪld, , ðæt ju'ɹeɪ wɪð mi tʌdeɪ.

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We, she paved the way for us. I know that. It's her desk, right? Don't you have her desk? Well, you should have her desk. Ayanna is the first woman of color to be elected to.

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wi, ʃi peɪvd ðʌ weɪ fɔɹ ʌs. aɪ noʊ ðæt. ɪt'ɛs hɜ˞ dɛsk, ɹaɪt? dɑn'ti ju hæv hɜ˞ dɛsk? wɛl, ju ʃʊd hæv hɜ˞ dɛsk. ɪz ðʌ fɜ˞st wʊmʌn ʌv kʌlɜ˞ tu bi ɪlɛktʌd tu.

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to the United States Congress from the state of Massachusetts. It's a huge, I mean, you know, we're sadly still making first, but to make first and for her to have.

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tu ðʌ junaɪtɪd steɪts kɑŋɡɹʌs fɹʌm ðʌ steɪt ʌv mæsʌtʃusʌts. ɪt'ɛs ʌ hjudʒ, aɪ min, ju noʊ, wi'ɹeɪ sædli stɪl meɪkɪŋ fɜ˞st, bʌt tu meɪk fɜ˞st ʌnd fɔɹ hɜ˞ tu hæv.

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started that path, it requires a whole lot and you did it and you did it. That's right. Well, let's talk about our SOS Act. You want to kick it off? Why don't you kick it off?

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stɑɹtɪd ðæt pæθ, ɪt ɹikwaɪɜ˞z ʌ hoʊl lɑt ʌnd ju dɪd ɪt ʌnd ju dɪd ɪt. ðæt'ɛs ɹaɪt. wɛl, lɛt'ɛs tɔk ʌbaʊt aʊɜ˞ ɛoʊɛs ækt. ju wɑnt tu kɪk ɪt ɔf? waɪ dɑn'ti ju kɪk ɪt ɔf?

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Okay, that's right. So but if for example when when Representative Pressy was talking about the CDF, the Community Development Financial Institutions, so it's the local banks.

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oʊkeɪ, ðæt'ɛs ɹaɪt. soʊ bʌt ɪf fɔɹ ɪɡzæmpʌl wɛn wɛn ɹɛpɹʌzɛntʌtɪv wɑz tɔkɪŋ ʌbaʊt ðʌ , ðʌ kʌmjunʌti dɪvɛlʌpmʌnt fʌnænʃʌl ɪnstɪtuʃʌnz, soʊ ɪt'ɛs ðʌ loʊkʌl bæŋks.

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It's the community banks. So many of our minority and women-owned banks or businesses, they bank with the community bank, right?

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ɪt'ɛs ðʌ kʌmjunʌti bæŋks. soʊ mɛni ʌv aʊɜ˞ maɪnɔɹʌti ʌnd wɪmʌn-oʊnd bæŋks ɔɹ bɪznʌsʌz, ðeɪ bæŋk wɪð ðʌ kʌmjunʌti bæŋk, ɹaɪt?

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And what we saw as the Paycheck Protection Program, the PPP, was rolling out is that 90%

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ʌnd wʌt wi sɔ æz ðʌ peɪtʃɛk pɹʌtɛkʃʌn pɹoʊɡɹæm, ðʌ , wɑz ɹoʊlɪŋ aʊt ɪz ðæt %

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of our minority and women-owned businesses did not get the benefit of it. So we got together and said, well, hold up. You know, we need to save the business down the street. That's what we did.

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ʌv aʊɜ˞ maɪnɔɹʌti ʌnd wɪmʌn-oʊnd bɪznʌsʌz dɪd nɑt ɡɛt ðʌ bɛnʌfɪt ʌv ɪt. soʊ wi ɡɑt tʌɡɛðɜ˞ ʌnd sɛd, wɛl, hoʊld ʌp. ju noʊ, wi nid tu seɪv ðʌ bɪznʌs daʊn ðʌ stɹit. ðæt'ɛs wʌt wi dɪd.

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why it's called Save Our Street. It's about save the business down street. No, Wall Street but Main Street. Save the barbershop.

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waɪ ɪt'ɛs kɔld seɪv aʊɜ˞ stɹit. ɪt'ɛs ʌbaʊt seɪv ðʌ bɪznʌs daʊn stɹit. noʊ, wɔl stɹit bʌt meɪn stɹit. seɪv ðʌ bɑɹbɜ˞ʃɑp.

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beautiful the flower shop the bodega right and so the way that we built

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bjutʌfʌl ðʌ flaʊɜ˞ ʃɑp ðʌ boʊdeɪɡʌ ɹaɪt ʌnd soʊ ðʌ weɪ ðæt wi bɪlt

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this purposely was that in the next significant relief economic relief for businesses that our smallest businesses

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ðɪs pɜ˞pʌsli wɑz ðæt ɪn ðʌ nɛkst sʌɡnɪfɪkʌnt ɹɪlif ɛkʌnɑmɪk ɹɪlif fɔɹ bɪznʌsʌz ðæt aʊɜ˞ smɔlʌst bɪznʌsʌz

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who are the lifeblood of community, that they not lose out, that they not be looked over and overlooked when in fact they are part of the fabric of the community.

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hu ɑɹ ðʌ laɪfblʌd ʌv kʌmjunʌti, ðæt ðeɪ nɑt luz aʊt, ðæt ðeɪ nɑt bi lʊkt oʊvɜ˞ ʌnd oʊvɜ˞lʊkt wɛn ɪn fækt ðeɪ ɑɹ pɑɹt ʌv ðʌ fæbɹɪk ʌv ðʌ kʌmjunʌti.

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They're the ones who, you know, local hire, they hire locally, they hire from the community. They're the ones who if they see somebody in need, they give a helping hand.

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ðeɪ'ɹeɪ ðʌ wʌnz hu, ju noʊ, loʊkʌl haɪɜ˞, ðeɪ haɪɜ˞ loʊkʌli, ðeɪ haɪɜ˞ fɹʌm ðʌ kʌmjunʌti. ðeɪ'ɹeɪ ðʌ wʌnz hu ɪf ðeɪ si sʌmbɑdi ɪn nid, ðeɪ ɡɪv ʌ hɛlpɪŋ hænd.

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and for the ones who, for the children of the community, they're going to sponsor them for the softball league. And so we wanted to build it so that 75%, right?

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ʌnd fɔɹ ðʌ wʌnz hu, fɔɹ ðʌ tʃɪldɹʌn ʌv ðʌ kʌmjunʌti, ðeɪ'ɹeɪ ɡoʊɪŋ tu spɑnsɜ˞ ðɛm fɔɹ ðʌ sɔftbɔl liɡ. ʌnd soʊ wi wɔntɪd tu bɪld ɪt soʊ ðæt %, ɹaɪt?

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Now we're talking about $125 billion. 75% of it has to go to historically underrepresented communities.

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naʊ wi'ɹeɪ tɔkɪŋ ʌbaʊt $ bɪljʌn. % ʌv ɪt hæz tu ɡoʊ tu hɪstɔɹɪkʌli ʌndɜ˞ɹɛpɹɪzɛntɪd kʌmjunʌtiz.

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And see, here's the significance of Ayana of you and me and others like us being where we are, which is that we're.

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ʌnd si, hiɹ'ɛs ðʌ sʌɡnɪfɪkʌns ʌv ʌv ju ʌnd mi ʌnd ʌðɜ˞z laɪk ʌs biɪŋ wɛɹ wi ɑɹ, wɪtʃ ɪz ðæt wi'ɹeɪ.

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I'm acutely aware when people get left out because we always sit back and know to ask, who are we not hearing from? And then to figure out where they are.

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aɪ'ɛm ʌkjutli ʌwɛɹ wɛn pipʌl ɡɛt lɛft aʊt bɪkɔz wi ɔlweɪz sɪt bæk ʌnd noʊ tu æsk, hu ɑɹ wi nɑt hiɹɪŋ fɹʌm? ʌnd ðɛn tu fɪɡjɜ˞ aʊt wɛɹ ðeɪ ɑɹ.

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and what they need. And as we have seen historically and even in these last relief bills, so many of our folks got left out. And so, you know, it's

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ʌnd wʌt ðeɪ nid. ʌnd æz wi hæv sin hɪstɔɹɪkʌli ʌnd ivɪn ɪn ðiz læst ɹɪlif bɪlz, soʊ mɛni ʌv aʊɜ˞ foʊks ɡɑt lɛft aʊt. ʌnd soʊ, ju noʊ, ɪt'ɛs

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It's real American. That's right. Small businesses who we know. I mean, my cousin has a chicken and waffle restaurant.

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ɪt'ɛs ɹil ʌmɛɹʌkʌn. ðæt'ɛs ɹaɪt. smɔl bɪznʌsʌz hu wi noʊ. aɪ min, maɪ kʌzʌn hæz ʌ tʃɪkʌn ʌnd wɑfʌl ɹɛstɜ˞ɑnt.

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And he years ago started one of the first re-entry initiatives. He never called it that. He didn't know that's what it was called. But he would hire folks who were formerly incarcerated.

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ʌnd hi jɪɹz ʌɡoʊ stɑɹtɪd wʌn ʌv ðʌ fɜ˞st ɹeɪ-ɛntɹi ɪnɪʃʌtɪvz. hi nɛvɜ˞ kɔld ɪt ðæt. hi 'ti noʊ ðæt'ɛs wʌt ɪt wɑz kɔld. bʌt hi wʊd haɪɜ˞ foʊks hu wɜ˞ fɔɹmɜ˞li ɪnkɑɹsɜ˞eɪtɪd.

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and he'd bring them in and train them. He's got folks working in his restaurant who've been with him for a decade.

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ʌnd hi'di bɹɪŋ ðɛm ɪn ʌnd tɹeɪn ðɛm. hi'ɛs ɡɑt foʊks wɜ˞kɪŋ ɪn hɪz ɹɛstɜ˞ɑnt hu'vi bɪn wɪð hɪm fɔɹ ʌ dɛkeɪd.

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You need to recognize who they are and carve out policy around supporting their specific needs. To your point, and not looking at only the ones...

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ju nid tu ɹɛkʌɡnaɪz hu ðeɪ ɑɹ ʌnd kɑɹv aʊt pɑlʌsi ɜ˞aʊnd sʌpɔɹtɪŋ ðɛɹ spʌsɪfɪk nidz. tu jɔɹ pɔɪnt, ʌnd nɑt lʊkɪŋ æt oʊnli ðʌ wʌnz...

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And part of what's excluded from our bill, guys, is that publicly traded companies are not part of this. They're not gonna get the benefit of this. This is for the real small businesses.

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ʌnd pɑɹt ʌv wʌt'ɛs ɪkskludʌd fɹʌm aʊɜ˞ bɪl, ɡaɪz, ɪz ðæt pʌblɪkli tɹeɪdɪd kʌmpʌniz ɑɹ nɑt pɑɹt ʌv ðɪs. ðeɪ'ɹeɪ nɑt ɡɑnʌ ɡɛt ðʌ bɛnʌfɪt ʌv ðɪs. ðɪs ɪz fɔɹ ðʌ ɹil smɔl bɪznʌsʌz.

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We want to make sure y'all... That's right. And what we know is when you talk about progressive politics...

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wi wɑnt tu meɪk ʃʊɹ waɪ'ɔl... ðæt'ɛs ɹaɪt. ʌnd wʌt wi noʊ ɪz wɛn ju tɔk ʌbaʊt pɹʌɡɹɛsɪv pɑlʌtɪks...

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and you talk about what we need to do in terms of being progressive, the families that we're talking about want access to capital.

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ʌnd ju tɔk ʌbaʊt wʌt wi nid tu du ɪn tɜ˞mz ʌv biɪŋ pɹʌɡɹɛsɪv, ðʌ fæmʌliz ðæt wi'ɹeɪ tɔkɪŋ ʌbaʊt wɑnt æksɛs tu kæpʌtʌl.

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They want access to an ability to create and build wealth in their homes, in their families, in their neighborhoods, in their community. And these small businesses.

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ðeɪ wɑnt æksɛs tu æn ʌbɪlʌti tu kɹieɪt ʌnd bɪld wɛlθ ɪn ðɛɹ hoʊmz, ɪn ðɛɹ fæmʌliz, ɪn ðɛɹ neɪbɜ˞hʊdz, ɪn ðɛɹ kʌmjunʌti. ʌnd ðiz smɔl bɪznʌsʌz.

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therefore are inextricably linked to everything they have in terms of aspirations for themselves and their children. How was your Mother's Day?

slightly fast

ðɛɹfɔɹ ɑɹ ɪnɛkstɹɪkʌbli lɪŋkt tu ɛvɹiθɪŋ ðeɪ hæv ɪn tɜ˞mz ʌv æspɜ˞eɪʃʌnz fɔɹ ðɛmsɛlvz ʌnd ðɛɹ tʃɪldɹʌn. haʊ wɑz jɔɹ mʌðɜ˞'ɛs deɪ?

slightly noisy

very roomy sounding

quite expressive

Let me die in the back of my head. That really is. He likes to capture your tippy toes. Well, let me tell you, first of all.

very fast

lɛt mi daɪ ɪn ðʌ bæk ʌv maɪ hɛd. ðæt ɹɪli ɪz. hi laɪks tu kæptʃɜ˞ jɔɹ tɪpi toʊz. wɛl, lɛt mi tɛl ju, fɜ˞st ʌv ɔl.

very noisy

very roomy sounding

very expressive

I like you, I talk to my mother every day, um, in one form or another and miss her horribly every day.

moderate speed

aɪ laɪk ju, aɪ tɔk tu maɪ mʌðɜ˞ ɛvɜ˞i deɪ, ʌm, ɪn wʌn fɔɹm ɔɹ ʌnʌðɜ˞ ʌnd mɪs hɜ˞ hɔɹʌbli ɛvɜ˞i deɪ.

slightly noisy

slightly roomy sounding

moderate intonation

There's so much you knew and I have had this conversation, not in front of all of our friends, but just together. And it's a real blessing. It's a real blessing.

slightly fast

ðɛɹ'ɛs soʊ mʌtʃ ju nu ʌnd aɪ hæv hæd ðɪs kɑnvɜ˞seɪʃʌn, nɑt ɪn fɹʌnt ʌv ɔl ʌv aʊɜ˞ fɹɛndz, bʌt dʒʌst tʌɡɛðɜ˞. ʌnd ɪt'ɛs ʌ ɹil blɛsɪŋ. ɪt'ɛs ʌ ɹil blɛsɪŋ.

moderate ambient sound

slightly roomy sounding

quite monotone

to have had that kind of love of a mother who was strong and who convinced you you could be and do anything. And in that way.

slightly fast

tu hæv hæd ðæt kaɪnd ʌv lʌv ʌv ʌ mʌðɜ˞ hu wɑz stɹɔŋ ʌnd hu kʌnvɪnst ju ju kʊd bi ʌnd du ɛniθɪŋ. ʌnd ɪn ðæt weɪ.

slightly clear

very roomy sounding

slightly monotone

Would you remind them of their power and do that in a loving way? All kinds of incredible things get produced, you know? She was, I think, exactly five.

slightly fast

wʊd ju ɹimaɪnd ðɛm ʌv ðɛɹ paʊɜ˞ ʌnd du ðæt ɪn ʌ lʌvɪŋ weɪ? ɔl kaɪndz ʌv ɪnkɹɛdʌbʌl θɪŋz ɡɛt pɹʌdust, ju noʊ? ʃi wɑz, aɪ θɪŋk, ɪɡzæktli faɪv.

quite noisy

moderate reverberation

slightly expressive

She said she was 5'1", but she certainly won more than 5 feet tall. But if you had ever met her, you would have thought she was 10 feet tall.

slightly fast

ʃi sɛd ʃi wɑz '", bʌt ʃi sɜ˞tʌnli wʌn mɔɹ ðæn fit tɔl. bʌt ɪf ju hæd ɛvɜ˞ mɛt hɜ˞, ju wʊd hæv θɔt ʃi wɑz fit tɔl.

quite noisy

very roomy sounding

slightly expressive

I mean, my mother was a force. She was somebody who was probably the toughest, smartest, and kindest person.

slightly slowly

aɪ min, maɪ mʌðɜ˞ wɑz ʌ fɔɹs. ʃi wɑz sʌmbɑdi hu wɑz pɹɑbʌbli ðʌ tʌfʌst, smɑɹtʌst, ʌnd kaɪndʌst pɜ˞sʌn.

slightly noisy

slightly roomy sounding

slightly expressive

have ever known, you know? And there's something about all of that stuff in one package, right? Some people think it's a false choice. You either have some of them and not all of them.

quite fast

hæv ɛvɜ˞ noʊn, ju noʊ? ʌnd ðɛɹ'ɛs sʌmθɪŋ ʌbaʊt ɔl ʌv ðæt stʌf ɪn wʌn pækʌdʒ, ɹaɪt? sʌm pipʌl θɪŋk ɪt'ɛs ʌ fɔls tʃɔɪs. ju iðɜ˞ hæv sʌm ʌv ðɛm ʌnd nɑt ɔl ʌv ðɛm.

slightly noisy

very roomy sounding

quite monotone

Um, but so Mother's Day, you know, I'm in still in DC because we have the votes. So the kids are in LA.

moderate speed

ʌm, bʌt soʊ mʌðɜ˞'ɛs deɪ, ju noʊ, aɪ'ɛm ɪn stɪl ɪn disi bɪkɔz wi hæv ðʌ voʊts. soʊ ðʌ kɪdz ɑɹ ɪn lɑ.

slightly noisy

quite roomy sounding

slightly monotone

So we did a Zoom and they sent me this little thing of flowers, which was really special. And then, you know, all the mothers in my life who are either.

slightly fast

soʊ wi dɪd ʌ zum ʌnd ðeɪ sɛnt mi ðɪs lɪtʌl θɪŋ ʌv flaʊɜ˞z, wɪtʃ wɑz ɹɪli spɛʃʌl. ʌnd ðɛn, ju noʊ, ɔl ðʌ mʌðɜ˞z ɪn maɪ laɪf hu ɑɹ iðɜ˞.

quite noisy

very roomy sounding

moderate intonation

For example, my mother's best friends were still around. I got in touch with them in my auntie's. And then all my nieces and nephews and godchildren got in touch with me.

slightly fast

fɔɹ ɪɡzæmpʌl, maɪ mʌðɜ˞'ɛs bɛst fɹɛndz wɜ˞ stɪl ɜ˞aʊnd. aɪ ɡɑt ɪn tʌtʃ wɪð ðɛm ɪn maɪ ænti'ɛs. ʌnd ðɛn ɔl maɪ nisɪz ʌnd nɛfjuz ʌnd ɡɑt ɪn tʌtʃ wɪð mi.

moderate ambient sound

quite roomy sounding

slightly expressive

So it was a good day. It was a really good day. It's already kind of underrated. Like, especially when I was campaigning.

slightly fast

soʊ ɪt wɑz ʌ ɡʊd deɪ. ɪt wɑz ʌ ɹɪli ɡʊd deɪ. ɪt'ɛs ɔlɹɛdi kaɪnd ʌv ʌndɜ˞ɹeɪtɪd. laɪk, ʌspɛʃli wɛn aɪ wɑz kæmpeɪnɪŋ.

very noisy

moderate reverberation

slightly expressive

If I could even just get like 15 minutes to lay down and close my eyes, it was, talk about restorative, right? The power nap. That's it. That's it.

slightly fast

ɪf aɪ kʊd ivɪn dʒʌst ɡɛt laɪk mɪnʌts tu leɪ daʊn ʌnd kloʊs maɪ aɪz, ɪt wɑz, tɔk ʌbaʊt ɹʌstɔɹʌtɪv, ɹaɪt? ðʌ paʊɜ˞ næp. ðæt'ɛs ɪt. ðæt'ɛs ɪt.

quite noisy

slightly roomy sounding

moderate intonation

So how, wait, when did you start working on the hill then? Yeah, so. Yeah. And you now run the office you interned in, individual, even a student.

very fast

soʊ haʊ, weɪt, wɛn dɪd ju stɑɹt wɜ˞kɪŋ ɑn ðʌ hɪl ðɛn? jæ, soʊ. jæ. ʌnd ju naʊ ɹʌn ðʌ ɔfɪs ju ɪntɜ˞nd ɪn, ɪndʌvɪdʒʌwʌl, ivɪn ʌ studʌnt.

very noisy

very confined sounding

slightly expressive