03/24/2011 09:00 AM Senate STATE AFFAIRS
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE STATE AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE
March 24, 2011
9:03 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Bill Wielechowski, Chair
Senator Joe Paskvan, Vice Chair
Senator Albert Kookesh
Senator Kevin Meyer
Senator Cathy Giessel
MEMBERS ABSENT
All members present
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
CONFIRMATION HEARING(S)
Commissioner - Department of Revenue
Bryan Butcher
- CONFIRMATION ADVANCED
SENATE BILL NO. 53
"An Act reestablishing the Alaska Commission on the Status of
Women; and relating to the purpose and powers of the Alaska
Human Relations Commission."
- HEARD & HELD
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 6
Proclaiming the month of April 2011 to be Sexual Assault
Awareness Month.
- HEARD & HELD
REVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: SB 53
SHORT TITLE: COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
SPONSOR(s): SENATOR(s) DAVIS
01/19/11 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
01/19/11 (S) STA, FIN
03/24/11 (S) STA AT 9:00 AM BUTROVICH 205
BILL: HCR 6
SHORT TITLE: SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) COSTELLO
02/18/11 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/18/11 (H) RLS
02/28/11 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
02/28/11 (H) VERSION: HCR 6
03/01/11 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
03/01/11 (S) STA
03/24/11 (S) STA AT 9:00 AM BUTROVICH 205
WITNESS REGISTER
CELESTE HODGE, Staff to Senator Bettye Davis
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Presented SB 53 for sponsor, Senator Bettye
Davis.
KATIE HURLEY, representing herself
Anchorage, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of SB 53.
ANNABELLE STEVENS, representing herself
Anchorage, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of SB 53.
CAREN ROBINSON
Alaska Women's Lobby
Juneau, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of SB 53.
MARIE DARLIN
American Association of Retired Persons
Juneau, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of SB 53.
ARLENE SUZANNE SMALLEY, representing herself
Anchorage, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of SB 53.
REGINA MANTEUFEL
Back to Work Network
Anchorage, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of SB 53.
YVONNE GUTIERREZ, representing herself
Anchorage, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of SB 53.
JOY GREEN-ARMSTRONG, representing herself
Anchorage, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of SB 53.
HATTIE GARDNER, Past President
Alaska Business and Professional Women
Anchorage, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of SB 53.
KATHY DIETRICH
Alaska Works Partnership
Fairbanks, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of SB 53.
PORTIA WU, Vice President
National Partnership for Women and Families
Washington, DC
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of SB 53.
KAREN TARR, Chair
Anchorage Women's Commission
Anchorage, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of SB 53.
CLOVER SIMON
Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest
Juneau, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of SB 53.
REPRESENTATIVE MIA COSTELLO
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Sponsor of HCR 6.
RICK SVOBODNY, Deputy Attorney General
Criminal Division
Department of Law
Juneau, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of HCR 6.
PEGGY BROWN, Executive Director
Alaska Network on Domestic Violence
Anchorage, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of HCR 6.
BRYAN BUTCHER, Commissioner Designee
Department of Revenue
Juneau, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Explained his background and answered
questions from committee members.
ACTION NARRATIVE
9:03:34 AM
CHAIR BILL WIELECHOWSKI called the Senate State Affairs Standing
Committee meeting to order at 9:03 a.m. Present at the call to
order were Senators Paskvan, Giessel, Meyer, Kookesh, and Chair
Wielechowski.
SB 53-COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
9:03:53 AM
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI announced the first order of business would
be SB 53, an act reestablishing the Commission on the Status of
Women.
CELESTE HODGE, staff to Senator Bettye Davis, provided an
overview of SB 53. She said the Alaska Commission on the Status
of Women was originally created in 1978, renewed and renamed to
the Alaska Women's Commission in 1983, then combined with the
Alaska Human Relations Commission in 1993. The Alaska Human
Relations Commission has never been funded and was declared
inactive in 1996.
Staggering statistics for women in Alaska show the need to
reestablish the commission, to exclusively focus on major issues
facing women. Alaska has the highest rates of sexual assault and
domestic violence in the nation. Poverty rates for unmarried
female householders with children are particularly high, and
have consistently been two or three times as high as overall
male and female poverty rates. Survey data shows that of 26,518
families in Alaska with a female head of household, 22.6 percent
live below the poverty level.
The gender wage gap persists in Alaska; in 2009 Alaskan women on
average earned only 66.6 percent of what men earned. Although
more women than men in Alaska hold a bachelor's degree or
higher, data shows that men's median annual earnings are higher
in every education level. Alaskan women also experience health
care disparities.
Reestablishing the Alaska Commission on the Status of Women will
help Alaskans focus on these critical areas. If we sincerely
care about the women and children in this state, we must do more
to deal with these staggering statistics. Throughout the
commission's existence, it conducted many public hearings and
trainings, developed manuals, conducted research, and provided
opportunities in the areas of education, homemaking, civil and
legal rights, and labor and employment.
The commission developed a comprehensive statewide plan and made
recommendations to enhance the quality of life for women and
children. Alaska has an opportunity to once again show we
sincerely care about the women in this state. We need
innovative, forward thinking in a commission that exclusively
concentrates on improving the status of women in Alaska.
9:07:56 AM
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI asked if Ms. Hodge could walk the committee
through the bill.
MS. HODGE responded the bill creates the Alaska Commission on
the Status of Women, consisting of two members of the executive
branch and seven public members, all appointed by the governor.
The appointments are to be nondiscriminatory and nonpartisan.
The bill further sets out terms of office, powers and duties of
the commission, and provides for staggered terms of office for
the members.
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI asked if the commission would have staff.
MS. HODGE replied they hope that staff would be provided,
because there is a lot of work involved. For the commission to
be successful requires a staff.
SENATOR MEYER asked if this would return to the commission as it
existed when it was terminated.
MS. HODGE affirmed that it would.
SENATOR MEYER asked if there was fiscal note.
MS. HODGE answered she had a fiscal note from 2009 with travel
costs, per diem, and a three person staff.
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI said the committee had not yet received the
fiscal note for this bill, but noted that the bill has a Finance
referral.
9:11:26 AM
SENATOR MEYER asked why the six year limit.
MS. HODGE answered she was not sure, but the membership has
staggered terms.
9:12:14 AM
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI opened public testimony. Due to time
constraints, he asked witnesses to limit their testimony to
three minutes each.
KATIE HURLEY, former Executive Director of the Alaska Women's
Commission, said she served in that position for three years.
The seven public members appointed by the governor were all
outstanding women. She hired new staff and they worked as a
team; their biggest achievement was a statewide conference in
Anchorage attended by 1,000 women.
ANNABELLE STEVENS, Anchorage, said the commission was
established in 1978 to address the status and to achieve equal
legal, economic, social, and political status for women. The
Human Relations Commission never got funded, so the Women's
Commission faded away. More women are in the workplace today but
the wage gap has not changed. Women in Alaska still earn 66.6
cents on the dollar compared to men, on average. Significant
differences exist between rural and urban Alaska. It is time to
step up and reinstate the women's commission.
9:15:54 AM
CAREN ROBINSON, Alaska Women's Lobby, said the lobby strongly
supports reestablishment of the commission. A recent report by
President Obama says that while the population of men and women
is aging, women outnumber men at older ages and are more likely
to be in poverty. Gains in education for women outpace men. The
labor force participation rate for women has held steady in
recent years. Those are national statistics; reestablishing the
commission would enable us to research those issues in Alaska.
9:19:18 AM
MARIE DARLIN, representing the American Association of Retired
Persons (AARP) said they had provided a letter of support. The
women's initiative of AARP was active in the late 1980s and
early 1990s, but has since moved on to other issues. It is
interesting to note that 25 years ago women made 59 percent of
what men did. So 66 percent shows some improvement but we still
have a long way to go. AARP has always supported women's
commissions in the different states and will continue to do so.
9:21:13 AM
ARLENE SUZANNE SMALLEY, Kenai, said she served on the Women's
Commission until 1990; during that time she was primarily a
homemaker, mother of two boys, wife, and volunteer. Twenty years
later she is a grandmother and a volunteer at Highland Mountain
Women's Prison and other agencies. Now that she is a senior
citizen, she looks at the commission from a different
perspective. This goes along with the domestic violence focus of
Governor Parnell. The commission is really critical for young
women today, because the culture of violence is negatively
affecting young women.
9:24:00 AM
REGINA MANTEUFEL, Back to Work Network, said her parolee
conferences provide women with interview outfits, makeup, proper
shoes, plus psychological and career guidance. Dress for Success
has been successful, but lacks funding. Because of Department of
Labor (DOL) definitions the money does not trickle down. Teenage
girls need to be adequately dressed for school. For example, if
a girl does not have proper tennis shoes she may not show up for
PE. Then her GPA goes down, which makes it harder for her to
advance out of poverty. She has run a rooming house in Fairview
for 26 years. When pregnant girls drop out of school, there is
not enough of a safety net for them.
9:28:04 AM
YVONNE GUTIERREZ, representing herself, said she is a community
volunteer in Anchorage, and testified in support of SB 5. She is
also a civil rights investigator. The commission could monitor
the status of sexual assaults against women, domestic violence,
employment status, affirmative action, sexual harassment in the
workplace, and access to health care for women.
9:30:16 AM
JOY GREEN-ARMSTRONG said she is a former member of the
commission and a former chair. The state benefitted greatly from
the commission in the past. At that time they looked at the
family law system and inequities within the court system,
violence against women, education, and day care. She would like
to see the commission take up where it left off. She was on the
commission when it sunset. As an assistant District Attorney she
saw much domestic violence. If the commission was reestablished
it could help to get more women judges on the bench.
9:32:42 AM
HATTIE GARDNER, past state president of the Alaska Federation of
Business and Professional Women (BPW), testified in support of
SB 5. She is the mother of four daughters and has been in the
workplace for over 50 years. Women are still the major
caregivers in the family; many of them are also wage earners.
Women on average earn substantially less than men in the
workplace. She said Alaska need an agency to track and report on
these injustices. It is a shame that Alaska leads the nation in
the area of violence against women. The Alaska BPW has sponsored
a fly-in to the legislature for many years. They have always had
a legislative arm, and are still in support of the Alaska
Commission on the Status of Women.
9:36:57 AM
KATHY DIETRICH, Fairbanks, Alaska Works Partnership, said she
runs a program designed to help prepare women for work in
nontraditional employment. Women are extremely underrepresented
in the trades. The commission would benefit women in Alaska by
focusing attention on the need for training and opportunities
for women.
9:39:08 AM
PORTIA WU, Vice President, National Partnership for Women and
Families, a nonpartisan advocacy institute based in Washington,
D.C., said the status of women in employment has changed
dramatically in recent years. Women's earnings are now critical
to working families; 40 percent of working mothers are bringing
home over 50 percent of the income in their households. Women
are the majority of college degree holders in the country,
including advanced degrees. Despite these trends, women are
still paid far less on average than men.
9:41:32 AM
KAREN TARR, Chair, Anchorage Women's Commission, said they are
busy in Anchorage trying to deal with these issues and could use
support from around the state.
9:41:58 AM
CLOVER SIMON, Planned Parenthood of the Greater Northwest, said
Planned Parenthood is the main advocate for family planning in
the state. Family planning makes life better for families,
women, and children. The voice for family planning in Alaska is
often lost; the commission could be a noncontroversial voice
supporting health care access and family planning access.
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI closed public testimony and set SB 53 aside.
HCR 6-SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH
9:43:14 AM
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI announced the next order of business would be
HCR 6, proclaiming the month of April as Sexual Assault
Awareness Month.
REPRESENTATIVE MIA COSTELLO, sponsor of HCR 6, said this
resolution declares the month of April 2011 in Alaska to be
Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Every year since 2007, the
legislature has declared a month to be Sexual Assault Awareness
Month.
There are alarming statistics surrounding sexual assault in
Alaska; one in three women, one in four girls, one in four boys,
and one man out of every 11 will be a victim of sexual assault
in their lifetimes. This resolution intends to provide
heightened awareness around this issue; it allows service
providers to focus on the issue for one month.
9:45:30 AM
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI opened public testimony, and asked that
witnesses limit their testimony to two minutes.
9:45:49 AM
RICK SVOBODNY, Deputy Attorney General, Criminal Division,
Department of Law (DOL), said he speaks for the administration
throughout all departments in strong support of HCR 6. He had
prepared remarks but said the chair and the sponsor had already
referred to them. The more awareness we have about this problem,
the more likely we will be able to solve it. DOL plays just one
small part of the puzzle in fixing this problem; their part is
holding offenders accountable. Resolution of the problem
requires a holistic approach to changing the culture. This is
similar to drunk driving or smoking. We made cultural changes in
these areas, and we can do the same with sexual assault.
9:47:33 AM]
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI asked if the administration supports the
reestablishment of the Alaska Women's Commission.
MR. SVOBODNY said he did not know.
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI asked if he could have that information
available for the next meeting.
9:47:58 AM
PEGGY BROWN, Executive Director, Alaska Network on Domestic
Violence and Sexual Assault, said we stand on the shoulders of
the women who testified previously. Domestic violence and sexual
assault are difficult issues to talk about. There is a common
public misperception about how sexual assault plays out in our
state. This contributes to the shame and stigma and victim
blaming that happens. People don't want to believe perpetrators
could be someone within their own circle of family and friends;
this is something people don't want to deal with.
Ten percent of high school students in Alaska have experienced
some type of sexual violence in their lives. Last year in
Alaska, 10,600 adult women were victims of sexual violence.
Alaska needs to make sure that we are publicly educating people
and allowing space to talk about this issue.
9:50:26 AM
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI closed public testimony and set HCR 6 aside
for future hearing.
9:51:46 AM
At-ease from 9:51 to 9:52 a.m.
^Confirmation Hearing: Commissioner of Revenue
CONFIRMATION HEARING(S)
Commissioner of Revenue
9:52:24 AM
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI announced the next order of business would be
the confirmation hearing for Department of Revenue Commissioner
Designee Bryan Butcher.
BRYAN BUTCHER, Commissioner Designee, Department of Revenue
(DOR), said he would begin by talking about his background. His
grandfather worked on the Alaska Highway; as a new law school
graduate, he made his home in Anchorage. In the late 1960s he
was appointed as a superior court judge, and was the first
family court judge in the state. His grandfather told him, "You
want to do something for the public good." He took that to
heart.
COMMISSIONER DESIGNEE BUTCHER said he was the Director of
Governmental Relations and Public Affairs for the Alaska Housing
Finance Corporation (AHFC) for the last eight years and in a
dual role he was also the Vice President of the Alaska Gasline
Development Corporation (AGDC) since 2010. In 2009 he served as
a special assistant on economic development issues for Governor
Parnell. He also served as a member of former Governor Palin's
gasline team. Before joining AHFC, he worked for the Alaska
State Legislature as a Finance Committee Aide for 12 years. A
lifelong Alaskan born and raised in Anchorage, he said he holds
a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Oregon.
10:01:42 AM
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI asked about how much total savings the state
has in its various accounts.
COMMISSIONER DESIGNEE BUTCHER replied the state has a little
over ten billion dollars in the Constitutional Budget Reserve
(CBR); adding all other funds the savings totals between twelve
and fourteen billion.
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI said there has been talk about how Alaska
should manage its savings and asked what his philosophy was.
COMMISSIONER DESIGNEE BUTCHER responded his personal philosophy
is that this is very much the people's money. For that reason,
he takes a more conservative view towards investment. At one
time the CBR balance was very low, and things had to be invested
very conservatively. Now we have more reserves available and
some can be invested on a longer-term basis.
SENATOR MEYER said his concern is that 85 percent of state
revenue comes from one source, which is declining, and asked
what Commissioner Designee Butcher sees as the solution.
COMMISSIONER DESIGNEE BUTCHER answered the solution is trying to
generate more production through the Trans Alaska Pipeline.
Diversification of our economy is also important; tourism is
doing better. But generating more revenue will take more than
just a tax bill. The Department of Transportation is working on
roads to resources, areas of potential exploration that are
lacking infrastructure; the state can help open up those fields.
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is revisiting the
permitting process. The Department of Law is dealing with
federal issues.
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI asked him to speak about the Permanent Fund
in terms of his personal philosophy.
10:07:32 AM
COMMISSIONER DESIGNEE BUTCHER said he is looking forward to
getting more involved with Permanent Fund management. They are
looking more at emerging markets, and active management compared
to passive. He generally agrees with the direction they are
going. Ideally it would remain something that continues to pay
dividends and grow over time.
10:08:53 AM
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI asked him to talk about the status of the
state's retirement system. He noted Alaska is ranked in the
bottom one third of all states for funding pensions. By 2008 the
system was only 3/4 funded. He asked what the current status of
the pension fund is.
COMMISSIONER DESIGNEE BUTCHER said that right now we have 10
billion dollars in unfunded liability. However, in looking at
the numbers it is important to realize that Alaska is one of the
few states that include potential health care costs as part of
evaluating liability. This is a positive. The unfunded liability
is a concern and he is interested in seeing what the actuaries'
assumptions are. He said until we understand those, we don't
have a good picture.
10:11:06 AM
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI said a constituent had complained about the
six month review process on a petition to modify a child support
order. He asked if the Office of Child Support Services is
adequately staffed and functioning.
COMMISSIONER DESIGNEE BUTCHER said it appears that they are
doing better than they were a few years ago. It is a difficult
issue and he will be looking at it. Child Support Services needs
to have the highest staffing level possible.
SENATOR PASKVAN said one of first reports the members received
at the start of session was the January 18, 2011 report from DOR
which dealt with information processing in the state. He asked
if Commissioner Designee Butcher could comment on information
processing and knowledge gaps, especially with regard to
information necessary to understand the oil and gas tax
structure.
10:14:10 AM
COMMISSIONER DESIGNEE BUTCHER said he first thought the lack of
information was a result of statutory limitations, but he soon
realized it is a regulatory issue. The department had not put
into regulation that industry must break the numbers down. There
is a workshop type process of working with the oil industry,
working through regulations to make sure the state gets
everything it needs. He will include the legislature in that
process. This is not just a DOR issue; policymakers need the
information also. The tax division will focus on that issue.
Regarding the need for a new database, this issue needs to be
dealt with. It is in this year's budget to do a study of what
the state needs and an estimate on what it will cost. There are
situations in state government where agencies say they need a
database; then the next year they need more money. DOR will be
pushing the issue forward, and the Department of Administration
is putting together a broader view of what needs to be done in
all of state government. A database that provides information on
oil and gas revenue would pay for itself.
10:16:59 AM
SENATOR PASKVAN said that same report also addresses capital
expenditures. Alaska has a credit structure connected with oil
industry capital expenditures. Without understanding if the
current ones are working, it is difficult to direct policy.
COMMISSIONER DESIGNEE BUTCHER agreed.
10:18:17 AM
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI noted this is not a new issue. In 2007 a
presentation by Gaffney and Klein talked about oil and gas
reporting and disclosure in selected countries. Alaska is
missing the data it needs to properly manage its resources.
Other countries are vastly ahead of Alaska on this issue. On
February 11, 2011, a presentation by the administration's
consultant again stated that Alaska is handicapped by the small
amount of reliable data on energy operations.
As we move forward on the issue of oil taxes, the issue of data
transparency keeps coming back. His office has requested
information on data gaps. They still have not received this
after five weeks. It is very difficult to go into this debate
without knowing where the gaps are. It is critical to have that
information.
10:20:58 AM
COMMISSIONER DESIGNEE BUTCHER responded that DOR had provided
some information, but if it is not what was wanted he will sit
down with DNR and obtain more information. His intention is to
also sit down with the industry and get more information from
them.
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI said the gap information is what they need--
analysis of where the gaps lie. They need to know what the
internal rates of return are on various fields that are not
currently producing. That would be helpful information. Net
present value would also be helpful. This was done during the
ACES debate. Alaska is handicapped by not having the
information. The more data they have, the better policymakers
the legislature can be.
COMMISSIONER DESIGNEE BUTCHER said he agreed.
10:23:34 AM
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI asked about AGIA.
COMMISSIONER DESIGNEE BUTCHER said he was aware that AGIA looks
different in 2011 than it did in 2007. The issues with shale gas
are being looked at, and a shift to natural gas is under
discussion. The state still has not received information from
the Trans Canada and Denali projects. We know they received bids
but we don't have all information. The sooner we have it the
better. There is still a possibility that AGIA can be a
reasonable project.
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI said that Japan was previously planning nine
new nuclear plants, and asked if Commissioner Designee Butcher
had any opinion about whether the recent nuclear crisis changed
the natural gas future.
10:25:30 AM
COMMISSIONER DESIGNEE BUTCHER said he thought natural gas
probably would be used more, since use of nuclear energy seems
more problematic. We still don't know how the issue in Japan
will resolve.
In working on the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation and
discussing Alaska with companies not familiar with the state, he
learned that many of them have different perspectives about our
state. There is not a consensus from the companies; they are all
over the board. Some think there will be a huge conversion to
natural gas. Some say what is coming up with shale will work for
the next 10 years, but looking to 2020 and beyond we need more
natural gas capacity. Others say no; shale oil is another
factor.
10:27:54 AM
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI asked about levers other than lowering taxes
that can help Alaska increase production on the North Slope.
COMMISSIONER DESIGNEE BUTCHER responded that DOR and other
departments had recently started meeting to have conversations
on this issue. All departments are going in the same direction.
Nothing has come out so far but they are optimistic. The
administration feels we need to be much more aggressive in
promoting Alaska. DNR and DOR shared a booth at an industry
conference in February to promote Alaska. Everyone agrees that
more needs to be done.
SENATOR PASKVAN asked about the issue of the shale gas
revolution and its effect on the price of natural gas. Alaska's
tax structure is based on pricing that no longer exists. He
asked about Commissioner Designee Butcher's thoughts on the tax
structure given that those previous beliefs are no longer valid.
10:30:46 AM
COMMISSIONER DESIGNEE BUTCHER said he is interested in looking
at the issue. It is amazing how quickly the environment changes.
On the negative side, we see the closing of the Gas-To-Liquids
(GTL) plant in Nikiski. When there was a connection between oil
and gas, the plant was very profitable. On the positive side,
GTL is now being looked at for potential development.
10:32:15 AM
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI asked if Commissioner Designee Butcher could
get the data gap information to his office as quickly as
possible. He stated that once he received that information, he
would entertain a motion to forward Commissioner Designee
Butcher's confirmation.
There being no further business to come before the committee, he
adjourned the meeting at 10:33 a.m.
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