And that was not easy. That was difficult. Well, the way that the modern speakership has evolved, it's, it is such an all encompassing role because You're in charge of not just the policy and legislative side, but it's the fundraising, the politics, the member management. you know, all the various aspects. And it is a, I mean, somebody asked me the day we were accused, when we were out of session, when the Democrats closed the government down a few couple weeks ago. (06:06–06:13)
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