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POINT THE U.S. US MILITARY ACADEMY, SO THANK YOU. I THE LAST TIME SHE WAS HERE WITH ME AND COULDN’T BE WITH ME TODAY. SO I’VE GOT HER. HERE ON THE PHO ANYWAY THROUGH FACETIME AND AND THESE CRAZY PEOPLE ARE MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. SO LOVE IT. SO SO THANKS EVERYBODY AND I’VE LOST MY VOICE. SO I’M SO SORRY, BUT BUT THANKS, IOWA MARY. OUCH, GOD BLESS YOU ALL. I APPRECIATE IT. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT AGO. I DID SPEAK WITH TERESA GREENFIELD AND I DID CONGRATULATE HER ON A HARD-FOUGHT CAMPAIGN. I RESPECT ANYONE WHO IS WILLING TO THROW THEIR HAT IN THE RING FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AND I THANK MISS GREEN FIELD FOR DOING THAT AND FOLKS. LET ME SAY WE DID IT SIX YEARS AGO. WE DID IT AGAIN. SO SIX YEARS AGO ON ELECTION NIGHT MANY OF YOU ASKED. WHAT WAS MY FAVORITE PART OF THE CAMPAIGN AND I TOLD YOU THAT, YOU KNOW WINNING ACTUALLY FELT PRETTY DARN GOOD AND YOU KNOW TONIGHT IT IT DOES FEEL EVEN BETTER. SO, THANK YOU. SO I APPRECIATE IT. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT VOTED FOR ME, I WANT TO THANK YOU AND JUST AS I HAVE FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS I WILL SPEND THE NEXT SIX YEARS WORKING EVERY SINGLE DAY TO LIVE UP TO THE HONOR THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN ME AS YOUR UNITED STATES SENATOR, BUT I’D ALSO LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING TO EVERY IOWAN WHETHER YOU SUPPORTED ME OR NOT. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY DIFFICULT YEAR AND A VERY CHALLENGING ELECTION FOR ALL OF US PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES FIELD DIVIDED EMOTIONS, AND THOSE WOUNDS ARE VERY VERY RAW, BUT THE ELECTION IS OVER AND IT’S TIME TO START THE HEALING. WE NEED TO TURN DOWN THE RHETORIC AND START LISTENING. ONCE AGAIN. YEAH. THANK YOU. BECAUSE WE ARE ALL AMERICANS AND THERE IS FAR MORE THAT UNITES US THAN DIVIDES US AND THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE WHETHER IT’S FROM COVID TO THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY THAT’S YET AHEAD OF US. THEY ARE TOO GREAT FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL TO DO ALONE. SO AMEN, THANK YOU GROWING UP ON A SMALL FARM IN SOUTHWEST IOWA. LOT BUT WHAT WE DIDN’T HAVE IN MONEY, YOU KNOW, MY FOLKS MADE UP IN GRIT AND DETERMINATION AND MY MOM OFTEN TOLD US SIBLINGS THAT THERE ISN’T ANYTHING THAT WE CAN’T DO. SHE ALWAYS ENCOURAGED US IF SOMETHING WAS PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING MY MOM HAD SAY, HEY JOANIE WILL FIGURE OUT A WAY IF THIS IS WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN THEN LET’S MAKE IT HAPPEN AND I’VE CARRIED THAT DETERMINED SPIRIT WITH ME OVER THE YEARS AS A BATTALION COMMANDER IN THE MILITARY AND AS THE UNITED STATES SENATOR. AND MOM’S WORDS ARE AN EXAMPLE THAT I’VE TRIED TO SET FOR MY DAUGHTER LIBBY. WHAT I WANT TO KNOW WHAT I WANT LIBBY MY DAUGHTER TO KNOW AND ALL YOUNG WOMEN TO KNOW IS THAT WE CAN DO ANYTHING WOMEN CAN TAKE A RISK WOMEN CAN SERVE IN UNIFORM. WE CAN BE LEADERS AND WE CAN CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO. THERE AREN’T ANY BARRIERS TO OUR SUCCESS OUT THERE AS LONG AS WE HAVE THE COURAGE WE CAN PUSH THROUGH THIS RESOLVED IS NOT ONE THAT IS UNIQUE TO MY FAMILY THOUGH. IT IS A WAY OF LIFE FOR ALL OF US IOWANS. AND TONIGHT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING YOUR FAITH IN ME AS WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE LIVE IN THE GREATEST STATE AND THE GREATEST NATION ON T FACE OF THE PLANET. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND SERVICE FOLKS IS MORE THAN JUST A WORD TO ME. IT IS A RUSSIAN AND IT IS A WAY OF LIFE IN THE SENATE. I’VE BEEN HONORED TO CONTINUE SERVING IOWANS EVERY SINGLE DAY WORKING WITH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS TO GET RESULTS FOR IOWA. NOW FOLKS. WE HAVE A LOT MORE WORK TO DO IN THE NEXT SIX YEARS. SO WE’RE GOING TO BE ROLLING BACK JOB-KILLING REGULATIONS