All right, Let me ask you, broadly speaking, this speech was historic because it was the longest State of the Union address in history. It was also the first State of the Union address according to our research, that was delivered against the backdrop of a partial government shutdown. Of course, as you know, Mr. Secretary, Department of Homeland Security currently shut down over this battle over reforms to ice. (09:18–09:27)
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