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EPISODE  88   
AIR DATE  09 20 2019  
TRANSCRIPT


OPEN  ((VO/NAT)) 
((Banner))
The Democrat
((SOT)) 
((Rep. Katie Porter, California (D))) 
The results of this election suggest that there's an appetite 
for electing a diverse Congress.   
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((Banner)) 
The Republican
((SOT)) 
((Congressman Pete Stauber, Minnesota (R)))  
I want to make sure that, in Congress, we legislate to benefit 
and help our farmers, not burden them. 
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((Banner)) 
The Political Businessman
((SOT)) 
((Jim Warlick, Owner, White House Gift & Presidential 
Scoops))  
People call me a political entrepreneur.  You know, I’ve said, 
I don’t want on my tombstone that I was a souvenir 
salesman because hopefully, you know, I’m more than that.  
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BLOCK A
((Banner:  VOA has been following two members of 
Congress as they navigate their first year on Capitol Hill))


((PKG))  CLIMBING THE HILL --  (R)  PETE STAUBER 
((Banner:  Climbing the Hill -- Republican)) 
((Reporter:  Carolyn Presutti)) 
((Camera:  Jeff Swicord)) 
((Additional Camera:  Arturo Martinez)) 
((Drone:  Marcus Harton)) 
((Producer:  Jacquelyn De Phillips))  
((Map:  Duluth, Minnesota)) 
 
((NATS)) 
((Congressman Pete Stauber, Republican - Minnesota)) 
I was born and raised in Duluth Minnesota.  Duluth is blue 
collar workers, just like the rest of Minnesota.  “Minnesota 
nice.”  It sits on the western edge of that greatest freshwater 
lake in the world, Lake Superior.  That's where our recreation 
happens.  That's where our shipping takes place.  That's 
where our fishing…it's just beautiful.   
((NATS)) 
((Congressman Pete Stauber, Republican - Minnesota)) 
My family has always been in community service.  I ran 
because I wanted to bring that common sense conservative 
values to Congress.  The greatest generation gave us a 
wonderful country.  It's incumbent upon my generation now, 
to make sure that we leave this United States in better shape 
to our kids and grandkids, so they have a prosperous and a 
free future. 
((NATS   
Stauber:  It’s the greatest fresh water lake in the world right 
there, Lake Superior.   
Jodi:  Pizza!  
Addilyn:  You look so good, Isaac.  
Jodi:  Best night ever. 
Stauber:  You know with the four kids, my wife and I, I mean 
we enjoy it.  It’s organized chaos. 
Jodi:  You’re done eating already?   
Levi:  Yeah.))  
((Congressman Pete Stauber, Republican - Minnesota)) 
Levi, our oldest son is 19.  He's playing junior hockey at 
Michigan Tech University in Houghton, Michigan.  Our 
second oldest son is Luke.  He'll just be graduating this 
spring and he wants to go into aviation and be a pilot.  And 
then, of course, our 16 year old son Isaac.  He's the light of 
our lives.  He’s an unexpected blessing.  He's our child with 
Down syndrome.  And then our daughter Addilyn is 12 years 
old. 
((NATS   
Jodi:  Isaac, it’s your favorite, isn’t it.  Pizza.))  
((Congressman Pete Stauber, Republican - Minnesota)) 
My wife has a passion for serving as well.  She served in the 
military at Duluth’s 148th fighter wing.  She's also an Iraq 
war veteran.  I'm so grateful for her support in allowing me to 
serve.  Without her 100 percent committed support, I would 
not be here. 
((NATS  
Jodi:  Okay, about 12 minutes, maybe do 11, because that 
looks pretty well cooked.))  
((Jodi Stauber, Spouse))  
Isn't it crazy?  It's been, like, two years now since, maybe a 
little over two years since we started the conversation about 
running for Congress. 
((Congressman Pete Stauber, Republican - Minnesota)) 
We went to Washington to meet with some members of 
Congress to see if, you know, what it's like, and can your 
marriage survive?  Can you still be the parents that we want 
to be, serving as a member of Congress? 
((Jodi Stauber, Spouse))  
One of the concerns I had, when we first started talking 
about this was, how are we going to maintain our family life 
and stay close with the kids and each other?  It takes a lot of 
juggling and it's a complicated situation, with working in the 
district when you're home and working in 
Washington.  We've never had a 9-to-5 family.  Shift work 
has been part of our life with both of our careers at times. 
((Congressman Pete Stauber, Republican - Minnesota)) 
It's not easy.  We always talk about in the military, when the, 
you know, the individual service members serve, so does his 
or her family.  In this case, it's the same.  As I serve as a 
member of Congress, you, by extension are serving also.  
But I remember, when we decided that we were having the 
conversation and you looked at me and you said, ‘I'm not 
sure I signed up for this when I married you.’ 
((Jodi Stauber, Spouse))  
That's right. 
((Congressman Pete Stauber, Republican - Minnesota)) 
But if you don't have your spouse, if I don't have your 100 
percent committed support, it's not going to happen, you 
know.  And I also talked about this cannot interrupt our 
marriage or me being a father.  If it interrupts those two, then 
it's not worth it. 
((Jodi Stauber, Spouse))  
I think it would have been, it would have been a challenge 
for me to continue working because we have a son with 
special needs, and the bottom line is, you know, he needs 
extra care and extra attention and cannot be left on his own.  
So, it's really a huge blessing that I have been able to focus 
on our home and our family and our marriage and be able to 
feel like I can provide that stability for all of us. 
((Congressman Pete Stauber, Republican - Minnesota)) 
And you do, yeah. 
((Location:  PolyMet Mining, Hoyt Lakes, Minnesotta))   
((NATS))  
((Congressman Pete Stauber, Republican - Minnesota)) 
In Minnesota's 8th Congressional District, mining is our past, 
our present and our future.  We've been mining for 150-
some years.  We talk about the Iron Range in 
Minnesota.  That's where the iron ore was mined to make 
the steel.  It helped us win World War II.  Close to 70 percent 
of the steel that's made in this country is mined by 
Minnesota's Iron Range.  So, we're very proud in Minnesota 
when it comes to steel making. 
((NATS))  
((Jimmy Lovrien, Duluth News Tribune))  
The last, you know, weeks of the Obama administration, you 
know, they said, "No more", you know, "mine exploration in 
the Superior National Forest.” 
((Courtesy:  Duluth News Tribune, Clint Austin, Adelle 
Whitefoot))  
((NATS))  
((Jimmy Lovrien, Duluth News Tribune))  
Trump comes in, pro-industry, announced, you know, sitting 
next to different mining executives, “Let's reopen the 
Superior National Forest in that area to mineral 
exploration.  Let's not hold back.” 
((Courtesy:  Duluth News Tribune, Clint Austin, Adelle 
Whitefoot))  
((NATS)) 
((Congressman Pete Stauber, Republican - Minnesota)) 
So together, we can unleash the economic engine in 
northern Minnesota. 
((Jimmy Lovrien, Duluth News Tribune)) 
And I think, Trump, kind of, mirrored that with, “Let’s do it.” 
((Courtesy:  Duluth News Tribune, Clint Austin, Adelle 
Whitefoot))  
((NATS 
Stauber:  Thank you, Mr. President.))  
((Brady Slater, Duluth News Tribune))  
The visit, to me, was a pretty galvanizing moment for 
Stauber.  It showed all of the Trump supporters that Pete 
was their guy.   
((Courtesy:  Duluth News Tribune; Clint Austin, Adelle 
Whitefoot))  
((NATS: 
Stauber:  Thank you.  God bless America.))  
((Location:  Enchanted Dairy, Little Falls, Minnesota))   
((NATS 
Ron Miller:  They have a family back at home and they 
need a better life for them. They’re just hardworking folks.))  
((Congressman Pete Stauber, Republican - Minnesota)) 
In Minnesota's 8th District, the western and the southern part 
are mostly farms. 
((NATS    
Ron Miller:  They go from that little calf to those big, you 
know, in just two months.))    
((Congressman Pete Stauber, Republican - Minnesota)) 
Farmers, they feed us, not only locally, they feed this nation 
and they feed the world.  
((NATS 
Ron Miller:  I don’t know if you can read Spanish but that 
means feed once a day.))  
((Congressman Pete Stauber, Republican - Minnesota)) 
I understand the stresses that they have every single day.  
And I want to make sure that, in Congress, we legislate to 
benefit and help our farmers, not burden them. 
((Ron Miller, Owner, Enchanted Dairy))  
One of the, our concerns is hiring people and the importance 
of the Hispanic worker and trying to get an immigration 
policy that works.  The present system obviously is broke, 
and I think there’s a real opportunity.  
((Congressman Pete Stauber, Republican - Minnesota)) 
The whole campaign, what I've been hearing since, you 
know, I was elected, the ability to bring workers in, to work at 
farms, you know, that want to work. 
((Ron Miller, Owner, Enchanted Dairy))  
Amen. 
((Congressman Pete Stauber, Republican - Minnesota)) 
Because the workforce, we're short right now. 
((Ron Miller, Owner, Enchanted Dairy))  
Yes. 
((Congressman Pete Stauber, Republican - Minnesota)) 
Not only here in Minnesota, but across the nation, we’re 
hearing that in all the committee hearings.  We're into 
workforce development and training people, you know…..  
((Congressman Pete Stauber, Republican - Minnesota)) 
I support legal immigration.  Our country was built on legal 
immigration and legal immigrants still enhance this country 
today.  Some of our farmers and some of our seasonal 
businesses in Minnesota's 8th Congressional District, the 
resort owners, they're looking for those migrant workers to 
help out because they're short of workforce. 
((NATS 
Ron Miller:  So appreciate that you did come and took the 
time for us.   
Stauber:  Oh, absolutely.))     
((Location:  Washington, D.C.)) 
((NATS)) 
((Congressman Pete Stauber, Republican - Minnesota)) 
When I was sworn in, it was just amazing.  I’ve been blessed 
in my life to do a lot of neat things.  Being a member of 
Congress is something that is just surreal.  It goes to show 
you that, in this country, that we can do wonderful things. 
((NATS:  Swearing in party, Stauber’s new DC office  
Stauber:  This is my daughter Addilyn.  Congressman 
Mueller.   
Mueller:  And you can whip all of them, right?)) 
((Congressman Pete Stauber, Republican - Minnesota)) 
My big goal is to make sure that legislation that we put forth, 
number one, is bipartisan and moves the country forward.  
I'm hoping for a really, really good infrastructure bill that 
brings our roads and bridges up to safe standards they 
need. 
((NATS:  Stauber’s new DC office  
Man:  Do you know how proud I am of you?))  
((Congressman Pete Stauber, Republican - Minnesota)) 
I want to make sure that rural broadband is implemented 
throughout this country.  I want to sure that our military has 
what they need.  I want to make sure that Medicare and 
Social Security are solvent for many generations.  And I 
want to make sure that our special needs population has a 
voice at the table, always.  I'm an open-minded person.  I'm 
talking to a lot of people on both sides of the aisle.   
((NATS 
Man:  I represent the rail workers. 
Stauber:  Oh yes. 
Man:  I am from North Dakota.)) 
((Congressman Pete Stauber, Republican - Minnesota)) 
I am going to attribute it to Gov. John Kasich out of Ohio 
when he said, “The Republican Party is my vehicle, it is not 
my master.” And I follow that because I serve everybody.  At 
least I try to serve everybody. 
((NATS)) 
 
 
TEASE  ((VO/NAT)) 
Coming up….. 
((Banner)) 
The Freshman Democrat 
((SOT)) 
((Rep. Katie Porter, D - California)) 
I think the most memorable part of it was having to leave my 
own birthday party and go back to the halls of Congress and 
vote to try to reopen our government.   

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BLOCK B   
 

((PKG))  CLIMBING THE HILL --  (D)  KATIE PORTER 
((Banner:  Climbing the Hill -- Democrat)) 
((Reporter:  Carolyn Presutti))
((Camera:  Jeff Swicord, Carolyn Presutti, Arturo Martinez, 
Adam Greenbaum, Arash Arabasadi, Miguel Amaya, Marcus 
Harton)) 
((Editor:  Jacquelyn De Phillips))  
((Map:  Orange County, California))
 
((NATS)) 
((Location:  Washington, D.C.)) 
((Representative Katie Porter, Democrat - California)) 
I've always had an interest in government service.  I'd 
always thought that my path to government was probably 
getting appointed to something or as a civil servant.  I hadn't 
really seen myself as a candidate until after President Trump 
ran and won.  I grew up in Iowa on a farm. The University of 
California, Irvine founded a law school.  And so, I was asked 
to come out and be part of the early faculty and have lived 
there ever since, absolutely love it. 
((NATS 
Porter:  Hello!)) 
((Representative Katie Porter, Democrat - California)) 
That is such a busy day when you're sworn in.  It was my 
birthday, January 3rd.  I think the most memorable part of it 
was having to leave my own birthday party and go back to 
the halls of Congress and vote to try to reopen our 
government.  That really drove home for me, what a 
responsibility I have to the American people in this job. 
((NATS   
Smile!)) 
((Representative Katie Porter, Democrat - California)) 
The results of this election suggest that there's an appetite 
for electing a diverse Congress.  The class that I am part of, 
this historic group of freshmen women, is notable not only for 
its size, but also for its diversity and its strength that comes 
from that diversity.  This is a very traditionally male 
institution.  A lot of stuff in the world and in Congress is, kind 
of, designed with men in mind, but we're changing that.  Half 
of America are women and we all have different 
experiences. 
((NATS 
Girl:  I made a mini superhero! 
Porter:  You did!))
((Representative Katie Porter, Democrat - California)) 
I'm here as a middle class, single mom of three school age 
children.  And so, naturally, I'm really interested in a lot of 
those topics, like the costs of childcare.  I definitely faced a 
lot of questions about what would happen to my children 
when I were elected to Congress, as if something would 
actually happen to them.  And the answer is, well, they'll 
probably come and watch me be sworn in, and they did.  
And they'll probably, you know, continue to go to school and 
participate in Scouts, and do the activities they've done.  I’ve 
been a working parent for my whole career and this job is a 
little bit different, no doubt about it.  But, I think, my children 
ground me.  I think they remind me why I'm here, what I'm 
fighting for. 
((NATS   
Porter:  Bye guys!)) 
((Representative Katie Porter, Democrat - California)) 
Now that I'm in Congress, some of the questions that I used 
to hear as potentially, maybe, hostile to me as a mom, I now 
hear as genuine curiosity.  I think they're actually asking for 
advice, and I would appreciate those parenting advice too.  I 
think it’s a community of parents that we’ve elected in this 
Congress. 
((March 2019)) 
((Location:  Orange County Register))   
((NATS 
Chief Editor:  Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, 
Riverside counties.  I’m going to be at the convention later 
today and then all day tomorrow.)) 
((Andre Mouchard, Politics Editor, Orange County 
Register))   
When you were out meeting up today with Katie Porter, did 
she say why she thinks they won?  
((Brooke Staggs, Staff Writer, Orange County Register)) 
She talked, in particular, about engaging a new group of 
voters that previously haven't been engaged.  This question 
was asked about how she convinced people to flip, and she 
thought it was more about getting out the group of people, 
particularly young people. 
((Andre Mouchard, Politics Editor, Orange County 
Register)) 
Right. 
((Brooke Staggs, Staff Writer, Orange County Register)) 
We know that they focused a lot on UC, Irvine where she's 
been a professor.  They had an office setup there, right?  
((Andre Mouchard, Politics Editor, Orange County 
Register)) 
Right. 
((Brooke Staggs, Staff Writer, Orange County Register)) 
to try to get those voters out, and so, and they did.  And they 
came out in big numbers, bigger than normal. 
((Andre Mouchard, Politics Editor, Orange County 
Register))
Right. 
((Brooke Staggs, Staff Writer, Orange County Register)) 
Still not as big as the general population. 
((Andre Mouchard, Politics Editor, Orange County 
Register)) 
Right.   
((NATS)) 
((Location:  University of California, Irvine campus)) 
((Representative Katie Porter, Democrat - California)) 
The 45th district is home to a lot of families, has really strong 
public schools, the largest employer is the University of 
California, Irvine.  This is definitely a place that values 
education, that values science, that values thoughtfulness 
and research.  It's a very diverse place.  We have a large 
Latino population, a large population of Chinese, Koreans, 
Indians, Iranians.  I love the diversity of my community and, I 
think, that too lets me do a better job here in Congress. 
((NATS  
Porter:  How are you all?)) 
((Representative Katie Porter, Democrat - California)) 
I use a lot of different tools to reach out to my constituents.  
We've had six town halls here in the first six months and we 
have several more planned. 
((NATS   
Porter:  I wish we were here with a better topic.  This is a 
tough situation that we're in, in Orange County and around 
the country, with the Trump tax law))   
((Representative Katie Porter, Democrat - California)) 
I care a lot about tax fairness.  Orange County, my 
community, was hit very hard by the President Trump's tax 
plan. 
((NATS   
Porter:  So, there were clearly a lot of people who didn't 
want to do their taxes this year, and I was one of them))  
((Representative Katie Porter, Democrat - California)) 
I like those events because they give me a chance to 
communicate with a large group of people, to hear a diverse 
group of opinions, all in one setting. 
((NATS   
Porter:  So with that I will stop and we’ll take some 
questions.  Is that okay?   
‘Why are you fighting the president?  Why don't you want to 
represent all of your constituents and try to work with him?’   
I am not fighting the president.  I've never had the chance to 
meet him, except at the State of the Union address and I 
didn't campaign on President Trump, one way or the other 
particularly.  I campaigned on representing Orange County 
families and I felt like we had a representative.  I felt like we 
had a representative who put the president before the 
people of her district.  So, when I see this president, when I 
see this president stand up and do things that, I think, will 
help the people of Orange County, then I will stand by that 
president.))  
((NATS)) 
((April 2019)) 
((US Capitol House Financial Services Committee Hearing))  
((Courtesy:  YouTube / Financial Services Committee)) 
((NATS   
Mr. Gonzalez:  With that, I’ll yield the balance of my time. 
Congresswoman Maxine Waters, California’s 43rd 
District:  The gentlewoman from California, Ms. Porter is 
recognized for five minutes.  
Porter:  Thank you Madame Chair.  Mr. Dimon, you’ve 
shared lots of opinions recently about how the U.S. should 
budget its resources, how families should budget their 
resources.  And so, I'd like to ask for your help on a problem.  
I went to monster.com and I found a job in my hometown of 
Irvine at JP Morgan Chase.  It pays $16.50 an hour.)) 
((Representative Katie Porter, Democrat - California)) 
I'm on the Financial Services Committee, and one of the 
challenges that we face is a lot of the topics we tackle are 
pretty technical.  So, I often begin preparing for hearings a 
couple weeks in advance.  As soon as we know the topics, 
and then, particularly, as soon as we know the witnesses, 
we'll start to identify some possible lines of questioning. 
((NATS   
Porter:  She had $2,425 a month.  She rents a one-bedroom 
apartment.  She and her daughter sleep together in the 
same room in Irvine, California.  That average one-bedroom 
apartment is going to be $1600.  She spends $100 on 
utilities.  Take away the $1700 and she has net $725.  She's 
like me.  She drives a 2008 minivan and has gas.  $400 for 
car expenses and gas, net $325.  Department of Agriculture 
says a low-cost food budget, that is Ramen noodles, a low 
food budget is $400.  That leaves her $77 in the red.  She 
has after-school child care, because the bank is open during 
normal business hours.  That's $450 a month.  That takes 
her down to negative $567 per month.  My question for you 
Mr. Dimon is how should she manage this budget shortfall 
while she's working full time at your bank?))  
((Representative Katie Porter, Democrat - California))
These are topics that should matter to everyday Americans 
and I want them to be engaged in the work that our 
government's trying to do. 
((Location:  Concordia University Town Hall, Orange 
County, California))  
((NATS  
Speaker:  Help me welcome Concordia’s new congressional 
district representative, Katie Porter.)) 
((Representative Katie Porter, Democrat - California)) 
The most important priority to me is listening to and staying 
connected to my constituents. 
((NATS   
Porter:  Thank you for sharing your story.)) 
((Representative Katie Porter, Democrat - California)) 
I also care a lot about access to mental health care, making 
sure that it’s actually covered by insurance and that it’s 
actually affordable.  And I also, of course as a mom, do a lot 
of work on childcare and the supports that working men and 
women need to be able to continue to earn a living.  
((NATS  
Speaker:  Our representative, Katie Porter.  Thank you.)) 
((Representative Katie Porter, Democrat - California))
Someone in my life said to me, ‘You know, you don't have to 
wait for other people to create opportunity.  You have the 
opportunity.  You just need to step up and run and take 
advantage of it.’
((NATS  
Porter:  Having taken these skills to Congress…..)) 
((NATS  
Assistant:  Hello, this is Representative Porter’s office.  
How can I help you?)) 
((Representative Katie Porter, Democrat - California))I 
think just the incredible responsibility that I'm taking on for 
my kids, for everyone's kids, for this country.  This is a big 
job and it's an important job of the American people.  
Regardless of their party affiliation, they're counting on us to 
help improve their lives. 
((NATS))   


TEASE  ((VO/NAT)) 
Coming up….. 
((Banner)) 
The Businessman 
((SOT)) 
((Jim Warlick, Owner, White House Gift & Presidential 
Scoops))  
How about an ice cream shop called Presidential Scoops.  
It's a scoop of news and its scoop of ice cream and a friend 
said, “Making America Sweet Again.”  


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((PKG))  DESCENDING THE HILL --  JIM WARLICK  (PIA) 
((Banner:  Descending the Hill))
((Executive Producer:  Marsha James))
((Camera:  Kaveh Rezaei))  
((Adapted by:  Philip Alexiou)) 
((Map:  Washington, D.C.))   
 ((Courtesy of Jim Warlick))  
((Jim Warlick, Owner, White House Gift & Presidential 
Scoops))  
My first trip to Washington was 1965.  I was in the eighth 
grade and I wanted to come see John Kennedy's gravesite.  
I think that the Kennedy assassination really affected me into 
being aware of politics and I purchased a little souvenir.  It 
was a little John Kennedy bust.  
((NATS)) 
((Jim Warlick, Owner, White House Gift & Presidential 
Scoops))  
I dropped out of college four times to work in political 
campaigns.  That was my dream, come to Washington, 
being an advisor to a congressman or senator.  I wanted to 
go to a national convention.  And so, I designed five Jimmy 
Carter campaign buttons and they were big hit locally and I 
made more money in one week than I did in a year with my 
congressman.  So, I went back home and I said, 
Congressman, I’m going to have to quit because I'm going to 
travel.  I want to see the country.  I want to sell buttons all 
over the country and I'm going to make more money than if 
I’m working for you. 
((NATS)) 
((Courtesy of Jim Warlick)) 
((Jim Warlick, Owner, White House Gift & Presidential 
Scoops))  
And I opened a little kiosk, sold old political collectibles.  The 
kiosk was a success.  So, then I opened the full store.  The 
store was a success.  So, I decided open more.  So, at one 
time, I had six of these memorabilia stores.  When 
President-elect Obama won in ’08, then I opened the store 
across the White House, called the Obama Inaugural 
Store.  And then, after the inaugural, turned that into the 
White House Gift Store.  So, we get almost as many as, 
average 3,000 people a day.   
((NATS)) 
((Jim Warlick, Owner, White House Gift & Presidential 
Scoops)) 
Just outside the White House gift store, we have a gallery, 
and we take people's photos in an Oval Office setup and a 
presidential podium, and people love that, and they post on 
social media.  They talk about the store, but they say when 
they get to come over to have a photo made, it's great.   
((NATS)) 
((Jim Warlick, Owner, White House Gift & Presidential 
Scoops)) 
A little store opened across the street.  The company went 
out of business.  It was defensive for me because I thought 
someone is going to move in there and open a gift shop and 
compete with me.  So, I decided I'll get that space, but I 
didn't know what I would put in there.  But then, with all the 
news every day, what's the latest scoop, what's happening, I 
thought, how about an ice cream shop called Presidential 
Scoops.  It's a scoop of news and its scoop of ice cream and 
a friend said, “Making America Sweet Again.”  And it's a fun 
store.  I plan to take the profits from that and put back into 
some charities that I've been working with.   
((NATS)) 
((Jim Warlick, Owner, White House Gift & Presidential 
Scoops)) 
People call me a political entrepreneur.  You know, I’ve said, 
I don’t want on my tombstone that I was a souvenir 
salesman because hopefully, you know, I’m more than that.  

 
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