And I'm proud to have led that. We also launched our civics and debate initiative. So when I became governor, we had very modest speech and debate options for students. Now every single school district in the state of Florida has a robust speech and debate initiative. Recent research shows that participating in debate can increase personal critical thinking skills by almost half. So it's not just civic minded. You're becoming smarter. You're able to think critically. (08:27–08:35)
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