And so the things we do in local cities, the ability to influence the federal government. And so very proud of that. You know, this summer we made a commitment to hire young people. The two summers that I've been in charge of Chicago, we've had a 32% increase in summer youth employment. This year we hired almost 28,000 young people. That's a 32% increase since I've been in office. Six weeks of paid time, not internships like the Generation X. (27:58–28:06)
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