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From YouTube: House Standing Committee on Agriculture (2-15-23)
Description
Roll call 00:00
Intro 00:20
HB 116 Discussion 03:20
HB 116 Vote 11:00
HB 76 Discussion 14:22
HB 76 Vote 16:45
Recognition of Dr. Tony Brannon and Overview of HempWood 19:20
B
A
C
C
D
All
right
state
representative,
Chad
Alton,
the
79th
District
in
Lexington,
my
district,
represents
the
University
of
Kentucky,
including
the
College
of
Agriculture.
There
at
UK
I
represent
most
of
the
neighborhoods
just
south
of
the
University
of
Kentucky
kind
of
looks
like
a
piece
of
pizza
starting
with
UK
and
getting
wider
towards
the
bottom
actually
grew
up
on
a
farm
in
Philpot
Kentucky
was
a
former
FFA
officer
with
several
other
members
of
this
committee,
so
I'm
excited
to
serve.
F
Amy
neighbors
I
represent
the
21st
house
district,
which
includes
Metcalf,
Cumberland,
Monroe
and
Adair
counties.
My
background
is
in
long-term
care.
I
was
the
administrator
of
my
local
nursing
home
for
22
years,
a
position
that
I
retired
from
last
January
I
myself
am
not
a
farmer
but
I
have
plenty
of
those
in
my
family
and
very
happy
to
be
on
the
AG
committee.
B
Sarah
stalker
and
I
represent
the
34th
District
I
am
one
of
many
representatives
out
of
Jefferson
County.
My
background
is
not
in
agriculture,
but
I'm
excited
to
see
what
I
can
learn
to
help
folks
across
Kentucky.
My
background
primarily
is
in
the
non-profit
sector
and
with
a
focus
and
also
early
childhood
and
Foster
Care.
Thank
you.
C
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G
C
K
I
Good
morning,
and
thank
you,
chairman
and
members
of
this
committee
for
allowing
me
the
opportunity
to
present
House
Bill
116
before
you
today,
this
bill
will
basically
tackles
two
issues,
primarily
the
the
biggest
issue
that
it
tackles
is.
It
requires
candidates
seeking
the
office
of
soil
conservation
officer
to
at
least
be
the
minimum
age
of
18
years
old.
K
I
C
I
J
Yes,
if
I
may,
this
bill
would
actually
change
the
way
the
Kentucky
Association
of
conservation
districts
submits
names
to
the
for
appointment
on
the
sole
and
Water
Commission.
This
would
simply
make
it
just
more
more
efficient
and
it'll
be
similar
to
the
way
that
we
make.
Appointments
to
the
nature
preserves
as
well
as
the
Kentucky
AG
water
quality
board.
C
I
M
Again
well
reason:
I
brought
this
question
up.
You
realize
in
Scott
County,
where
you're
elected
a
young
man
at
age
17
to
serve
on
the
board
and
feedback
I
got
from
his
fellow
board
members
was.
He
did
a
great
job,
so
my
question
is:
why
are
we
doing
this
now
again
that
you
know
I'm
just
trying
to
figure
out
why
we're
going
to
18.
I
I
Back
in
the
40s,
and
at
that
time
there
were
no
age
minimums
set
to
run
for
the
boards,
so
I
don't
think
it
was
something
that
was
thought
about
during
that
time,
I'm
aware
of
the
situation
over
in
Scott
County.
In
fact,
there
was
another
gentleman
that
was
elected
in
Logan
County.
Just
recently,
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
he
was
age,
16
and
didn't
even
have
his
driver's
license
in
fact
campaigned
for
himself
I.
Think
someone
told
me
his
mom
drove
him
around
to
campaign
and
he
won
I.
Think
I.
I
Think
the
ambition
to
run
for
public
office
is
great
when
you're
doing
that,
but
in
order
to
manage
public
taxpayer
funds
I
do
believe
you
should
be
of
age
18
to
manage
those
funds,
and
this
bill
in
no
way
is
to
Target
those
individuals.
This
bill
is
just
to
ensure
that
we
are
protecting
taxpayer
funds
to
ensure
they
are
managed
correctly.
C
J
J
So
my
organization
is
in
favor
of
setting
a
minimum
age
limit
and
we're
fine
we're
comfortable
with
the
age
of
18.,
so
I
think
that's
a
good
standard
to
have,
and
there
are
other
ways
that
our
our
youth
could
participate
in
with
conservation
districts.
There's
envirothon
teams
Junior
boards
as
well,
and
also
there's
a
lot
of
conservation
districts
that
heavily
support
FFA
as
well.
So
there
are
some
opportunities
out
there
for
them
and
we
don't
want
to
discourage
their
their
participation
and
passion
for
conservation.
D
D
I
J
D
E
H
N
O
F
J
M
Yes,
can
I
explain
my
vote.
Yes
I'm
voting
yes
to
get
out
of
community
day,
but
we
need
to
have
further
discussion
on
this
because
again,
if
you're
paying
taxes
at
15-
and
you
do,
if
you
got
a
job
I'm,
not
too
sure
they
aren't
financially
already
getting
an
induction,
so
I'll
be
yesterday,
but
we
need
to
have
further
discussion
before
I'll
be
a
yes
on
floor.
The
house.
Thank
you.
Thank.
K
K
Think
it's
a
you
know
a
good
bill,
but
but
I
think
you
know
we
might
could
look
at
at
the
age
requirement
and
lowering
a
little
bit
with
you
know:
individuals
at
15,
16,
taking
jobs,
paying
taxes-
you
know,
I
mean
I,
just
I
would
hate
to
do
anything
that
would
deter
them
from
being
involved
in
their
Community
or
getting
involved
in
these
soil
districts.
So.
I
C
Yes,
so
the
bill
passes
with
favorable
expression.
Same
two
should
pass
on
the
house
floor
and
I
would
like
to
comment
we're
all
about
getting
together
and
talking
some
more
and
fine
with
that,
while
we're
at
it,
we
need
to
do
some
research
I've
been
told
that
there
are
statutes
out
there
that
require
a
certain
age
to
handle
taxpayer
funds,
and
it
was
also
driving
this
bill.
Do
you
know
Alan
or
if
I.
P
P
C
P
P
This
is
a
for
the
last
six
years,
Mr
chairman
as
I've,
attended
this
body
and
start
in
2017.
We
have
done
a
series
of
Agriculture
related
resolutions
arranging
from
National
agriculture
month
National
soybean
month,
National
Beef
Month
National
Dairy
month
National,
poultry
month
National,
pork
months
FFA
week,
the
week
of
George
Washington's
birthday.
We
are
now
adding
a
4-H
week
and
National
AG
day
and
I
know
the
AG
staff.
This
is
probably
their
favorite
day
that
they
don't
have
to
keep
up
with
my
resolutions,
because
we
had
a
concept
of
how
about.
P
We
just
run
a
bill
and
permanently
put
this
in
statute.
So
that's
all
this
bill
does,
and
this
is
HB
76
and
all
those
wonderful
days.
If
anybody
ever
has
any
questions
about
these
days
or
what
they
do.
There
is
six
years
of
testimony
that
has
been
before
this
table
and
I
urge
you
to
go
back
and
look
at
all
that
wonderful
testimony,
but
we
are
at
the
at
the
peak
where
we
can
permanently
put
these
items
and
statute.
Thank
you
all
right.
C
E
N
A
P
Q
P
T
C
Yes,
bill
passes
with
Federal
expression.
Thank
you,
representative
Reed,
for
bringing
that
and
I
need
to
do
a
little
bit
of
housekeeping
here.
We
still
have
another
presentation
to
go,
but
we're
going
to
lose
a
few
of
our
members
to
another
committee.
As
in
the
past,
this
committee
has
a
24-hour
posting
requirement
for
subs
and
amendments.
C
We'll
continue
that
and
then,
if
the,
if
any
of
our
members
have
guests
here,
you're
welcome
we'll
pause
long
enough
to
introduce
those
real
quick
before
we
go
to
our
next
item
and
I,
see
none
so
we'd
like
to
bring
our
guests
to
the
table
for
hemp,
wood
and
representative
Dean
Brandon
you're
welcome
to
come
to
the
table
too.
If
you
like,
you've,
been
a
part
of
this
operation.
S
C
L
L
However
often
overlooked
is
the
very
very
important
and
Rising
hemp
fiber
hemp
operation
and
we're
so
fortunate
to
have
Greg,
who
has
persevered
and
continued
to
do
that
in
a
in
really
the
best
kept
secret.
I
mean
probably
the
United
States,
but
he's
he's
the
one
and
only
for
this,
and
so
it's
a
pleasure
to
to
introduce
and
to
be
here
with
Greg.
S
Well,
thank
you.
Dr
Brandon
he's
the
one
who
drugged
me
to
Kentucky
actually
from
China
when
I
first
called
him
in
2017,
asking
about
where
hemp
actually
grew.
So
my
background
I'm,
an
engineer:
I
have
an
MBA
and
a
Serial
entrepreneur,
so
I'm
Ben
stuff
start
a
business
and
then
when
it
becomes
corporate,
I
kind
of
get
out
of
the
way,
but
still
maintain
some
ownership
of
it
go
on
to
the
next
one.
S
So
I
was
one
of
the
guys
who
invented
bamboo
flooring
back
in
college
in
2003,
I
wrote
an
algorithm
that
turns
a
plant
fiber
into
a
wood
composite,
so
I
make
rectangular
logs
out
of
fast
growing
plant
fibers
for
a
living
20
years
later,
my
wife,
who
is
Chinese,
and
we
were
actually
I,
believe
in
this
room.
When
the
governor's
committee
brings
in
new
Executives
or
new
businesses
into
the
state.
My
wife
said.
Yes,
we
can
move
to
Kentucky,
because
before
that
we
were
in
Hangzhou
China,
making
bamboo
flooring
and
she
saw
Woodford
Reserve.
S
She
saw
Keeneland,
and
then
we
had
dinner
that
night
at
the
governor's
mansion.
So
those
programs
for
bringing
businesses
in
do
work,
but
working
with
Murray
State
University,
our
adhesive
is
developed
on
the
campus.
There
UK
actually
has
some
classrooms
that
are
being
made
with
hempwood
that
was
grown
on
UK
campus
turned
into
hempwood
in
Murray,
Kentucky
and
now
going
into
sustainability
offices
now
going
into
some
classrooms
and
potentially
rebuilding
Princeton,
where
the
the
buildings
there
got
knocked
over
by
the
tornado
a
year
ago.
S
S
And
if
you
go
on
YouTube
If,
you
go
on
Instagram
or
nowadays
Tick
Tock,
where
millions
of
people
watch
the
videos
you
can
see
where
we're
making
these
hempwood
logs
that's
Factory
number
one
12
employees,
we
work
six
days
a
week.
Seven
a.m,
5
p.m.
All
of
my
team
is
there,
and
actually
most
of
our
supervisory
and
management
staff
is
25
years
old
or
younger
and
came
from
Murray
State
University
AG
School.
Our
first
intern
is
now
the
plant
manager.
S
Our
second
intern
is
now
the
plant
manager
in
plant
number
two,
which
is
four
miles
down
the
road.
Where
we
turn
these
logs,
we
cut
them.
We
lay
them
up
on
West,
Virginia
Poplar,
pure
Bond
plywood,
that
uses
that
same
soy
based
technology
and
we
turn
it
into
flooring,
furniture
and
Cabinetry.
That
Mill
also
has
12
people.
We
have
four
people
in
sales.
S
We
have
one
right
in
Lexington
we
have
Alyssa,
she
came
from
Murray
State,
University,
I,
actually
called
Dr
Brandon
and
said,
give
me
your
best
communication,
student
and
now
she's
in
charge
of
our
marketing.
So
it's
really
being
grown
right
here.
It's
this
crazy
little
idea,
that's
actually
working
and
we've
outlasted.
All
of
these
different
things
that
have
occurred.
The
hemp
industry
collapsed
then
covet
happened.
The
federal
government
took
money
out
of
our
bank
account
because
our
equipment
that
had
an
exemption
directly
from
the
White
House
was
stuck
in
Port
and
missed.
S
The
exemption
window
had
to
sell
my
personal
assets,
but
we
kept
going
my
right
hand.
Man
that
built
the
place
with
us.
He
died
of
covet
I,
had
to
learn
how
to
give
a
eulogy
strongest
guy
I
ever
met.
Somehow
it
got
him
and
we're
still
going
now.
We
have
all
of
the
world
kind
of
looking
at
what
we're
doing.
Trying
to
figure
this
out
because
we
filed
our
patents
in
the
U.S
in
Canada,
the
European,
Union
and
Australia,
and
so
not
only
do
we
have
face
grade
hardwood
like
this.
S
That
has
no
vocs
that
turns
our
waste
into
our
energy,
so
we're
the
only
certified
carbon
negative
fluorine
out
there,
because
all
the
offcuts
of
the
hemp
gets
ground
up
gets
put
into
a
bio
burner.
That's
made
right
here
in
Kentucky,
Heats
of
fluid
goes
to
our
ovens.
Kilns
dryers
and
building
circles
back
gets
reheated
again
and
it
spits
out
biochar,
which
is
then
used
as
a
potash
replacement
for
plant
and
hemp
the
next
year,
or
if
we
can,
we
sell
it
to
organic
farmers
or
organic
gardeners.
S
So
my
wife
and
I
were
not
Farmers
before
this
we're
manufacturers,
somehow
Dr
Brandon,
turned
us
into
farmers,
and
she
just
sent
me
a
text
message
and
said:
we
had
our
first
calf
this
morning,
while
I'm
up
here.
So
it's
been
quite
a
trip.
We
are
doing
the
AG
Tech
scenario.
It's
the
feel-good
story.
You
have
a
no
VOC
product
because
we're
using
soy
instead
of
formaldehyde.
S
My
lungs
are
personally
wrecked
from
working
with
formaldehyde
in
China
for
14
years,
making
bamboo
flooring,
and
so
the
real
scientific
achievement
of
this
is
the
chemistry
in
the
soy
Base
glue.
Because
hemp
is
a
direct
replacement
in
this
process
for
bamboo,
but
you
can
do
it
in
America.
You
can
pay
your
Farmers.
You
can
pay
your
people
Fair,
where
we
have
all
these
people
graduating
college
in
Murray
and
very
often
they're,
going
back
to
where
they
came
from
now
they're
buying
houses
in
the
community.
We
had
even
Alyssa
who's
our
communication.
S
S
He
actually
pointed
out
and
said
right
here
is
a
building
we
have
on
the
west
Farm
you
can
get
started
in,
and
here's
Congressman
Comer
he'll
try
to
figure
out
how
you
can
get
around
those
tariffs,
because
if
you
got
that
big
of
a
terraform
equipment,
it
doesn't
make
sense
to
set
up.
He
introduced
me
to
Professor
Miller
who's
in
the
chemistry
Department
there,
and
he
is
an
absolute
magician
with
figuring
this
stuff
out,
because
now
we're
starting
to
move
into
structural
input.
We
got
a
patent
approved
on
it.
S
We
got
a
trademark
on
ohb
oriented
hemp
board,
which
we
do
have
trademarks
on
the
word
and
the
logo
Hamlet
that
you
see
around
we're,
trying
to
figure
out
a
non-formaldehyde
binder,
a
plant-based
binder,
because
this
hemp-
what
you
see
here-
that's
11
soy
flour
and
we're
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
do
that.
Structurally
and
the
Kentucky
soybean
board
has
been
sponsoring
some
of
the
research
at
the
school
and
the
United
soybean
board
has
been
sponsoring
some
of
it.
But
the
problem
is:
hemp
doesn't
have
any
sort
of
support.
S
The
only
way
that
we
get
people
to
grow
hemp
is
I
personally
know
I'm
sitting
in
the
Duck
Blind
with
them
and
say
if
it
goes
wrong
and
you
write
the
real
number
of
what
you
spent
I'll
make
sure
it
checks
paying
that,
so
you
don't
lose
if
it
goes
right.
Your
contract's
200
bucks,
a
ton,
and
if
you
get
three
tons,
you
make
a
little
money.
If
you
get
four
tons,
you
do
fairly
well,
there's
no
sort
of
support
for
it.
S
The
insurance
aspect
of
it
is
minimal
if
at
all,
and
it's
still
trying
to
get
figured
out
even
with
Dr
Brandon
plant
in
the
first
hemp
in
the
United
States,
since
it
became
legal
again
and
that's
actually
how
I
found
him.
I
was
just
looking
on
the
Chinese
equivalent
of
Google
and
it
had
a
picture
of
him
planting
hemp
and
saying
it
used
to
grow
in
Kentucky,
so
it'll
grow
here
again
and
that
was
kind
of
the
fundamental
of
we
have
three
parts
of
our
business.
S
You've
got
growing,
making
and
selling
and
as
a
small
business
you
can
only
do
two
and
the
growing
part
of
it
needs
to
become
something
that
the
market
does,
that
farmers
want
to
put
in
as
a
rotation.
It
does
get
kids
interested
I
know,
I've
heard
Dr
Brandon
say
that
greater
than
80
percent
of
the
incoming
students
at
Murray
State
had
checked
a
box
on
their
questionnaire,
saying
they
were
interested
in
hemp
and
one
of
the
number
one
things
we
hear
from
Woodworkers
that
are
buying
our
wood.
S
Is
my
grandson
told
me
about
this
hempwood
thing,
so
we
bought
some
materials,
so
we
can
get
in
the
shop
together.
It's
kind
of
bringing
together
the
generational
aspect
of
farming
of
woodworking,
because
it's
new
does
it
perform
better
in
some
aspects,
does
it
perform
worse
in
some
aspects
too?
I'll
admit
that,
but
the
idea
of
something
new
and
something
local
that
people
can
get
behind
helps
my
team
get
through
all
these
complicated
aspects.
S
So
what
we're
trying
to
figure
out
here
and
the
reason
Dr
Brandon
brought
me
here-
he's
probably
better
at
speaking
about
that
side-
is
how
to
get
hemp.
Growing
in
the
state
regularly
accepted.
How
could
that
be
supported?
Not
by
giving
money
to
us
I?
Don't
I,
don't
want
any
charity
from
anybody.
Send
it
to
the
university.
L
C
Yes,
thank
you
for
your
presentation.
It's
been
very
informative.
I
knew
some
of
this
because
I've
been
to
your
place
for
some
open
houses
and
I've
heard.
You
talk
before
glad
to
hear
you
present
before
the
entire
committee,
because
then
they
can
take
it
back
home
with
them.
We
asked
some
individuals
that
either
have
questions
or
comment
we'll
start
with
representative
McPherson.
Q
S
So
you
can
use
a
lot
of
the
same
equipment
from
hay.
We
call
it
hay
on
hard
mode,
so
Joe
Kelly
who's
been
growing
since
on
Murray
State
campus
has
harvesting
equipment
whenever
people
are
growing
for
us
in
our
local
area
and
do
not
have
a
sickle
bar,
that's
kind
of
beefed
up
or
a
round
baler,
which
most
of
them
do
work.
You
gotta
pack
it
a
little
bit
looser
because
they're
bigger
you
cut
it
down
you
let
it
lay
for
three
days
with
no
rain
on
it.
One
side
flip
it
over.
Q
S
So
we
use
a
codeine
called
Bona
coating,
which
is
more
of
an
elastic
coat.
So
it
does
not
have
the
aluminum
oxide
in
the
top
layer
which
scratches
white
so
I'm
not
saying
it
won't
scratch,
but
it
won't
scratch
white
and
then
there
are
refresher
products
that
you
can
take
and
refresh
it
rather
than
having
to
sand
and
refinish
great.
Thank.
T
L
L
We
had
a
meeting
between
the
Kentucky
Department
Agriculture
and
the
Tennessee
Department
of
Agriculture
and
Bowling
Green,
and
we
had
a
sample.
We
passed
around
and
I
was
setting
up
the
front
and
and
was
talking
about
how
hard
it
was
and
we
kept
hearing
that
clicking
noise
and
we
turned
back
to
the
back
and
the
lady
back
in
the
back.
Had
her
heel
and.
H
S
We
that's
funny
I'll
make
a
couple
other
comments
about
the
product.
The
attributes
that
are
highly
sought,
after
is
the
hardness,
so
it's
20
percent
harder
than
Hickory,
and
that's
part
of
that
algorithm
that
we
were
talking
about
it's.
Actually.
The
company's
name
is
Fibonacci,
because
the
Fibonacci
sequence
is
the
most
efficient
use
of
space.
S
That's
the
carbon
sequestration
ratio
of
plants
pulling
carbon
from
the
air
and
packing
it
into
their
plant,
and
then
it's
also
the
compression
ratio
that
we
use
for
making
the
hempwood,
which
we
took
from
how
we
made
the
bamboo,
how
we
made
the
reclaimed
woods
and
now
how
we're
making
the
hempwood.
So
the
hardness
is
way
up
there
that
high
density,
which
is
161
percent
higher
than
what
it
was
before.
We
pressed
it.
That
also
gives
it
a
fire
resistant
making
it
a
class
one
fire
rating
and
those
two
attributes
right.
N
Thank
you,
Mr
chair,
our
son's
house
is
completely
the
flooring
is
all
bamboo
and
it's
still
durable
and
looks
as
beautiful
today
as
it
did
when
it
was
installed
so
whatever
hand
you
had
in
that.
Thank
you
very
much.
My
quick
question
is:
there
are
different
varieties
of
industrial
hemp.
Can
we
make
this
wood
with
the
byproduct,
the
stalks
industrial
hemp
used
for
other
purposes,
or
does
it
need
to
be
the
variety
that's
grown
for
fiber,
just
curious.
S
Our
preferred
is
what
we
call
a
dual
crop,
so
if
the
top
of
the
plant
is
grown
for
seed,
then
the
bottom
of
the
plant
comes
to
us.
It
actually
reduces
the
liability
or
risk
for
the
farmer
and
for
the
contractor,
and
so
my
friend
Chad
at
Victory,
hemp
in
Louisville
he's
one
of
the
larger
seed
companies
that
does
human
food
in
the
U.S.
And
so
whenever
we
hear
of
somebody
growing
hemp
as
a
dual
crop
in
the
state
of
Kentucky
him
and
I
are
all
over
it.
He
buys
the
top
I
buy
the
bottom.
S
N
D
You've
got
a
good
partner
there
with
Dr
Brandon
he's
he's
a
pretty
good
one,
I'm
glad
you
were
able
to
be
persistent
and
snag
him
to
convince
him.
He
needed
to
try.
This
I've
got
two
quick
questions
about
your
your
business
there.
What
kind
of
sales
growth
are
you
seeing?
Year-Over-Year
percentage-wise.
S
Every
year
we
get
significantly
concerned
about
Supply
and
somehow
God
looks
out
for
us,
and
people
grew
hemp
that
they
didn't
find
a
buyer
and
we
end
up
buying
as
much
from
what
we
call
the
open
market
as
we
do
from
our
actual
Growers,
so
being
a
small
business
that
this
is
funded
with
myself
and
friends
and
family
we're
starting
to
actually
get
into
some
different
venture-backed
stuff.
There's.
Actually
a
company
called
key
horse,
that's
supported
by
the
Kentucky
economic
development.
S
Missouri
grows
significantly
more
hemp
than
Kentucky
does
now,
because
they
have
incentive
programs
for
people
to
set
up
processing,
Mills,
so
I
know
of
two
or
three
processing
Mills
over
there
and
there's
a
company
called
Midwest
natural
fiber
in
Sikeston
that
grows
about
700
to
1000
Acres
every
year
and
I
end
up
buying
about
100
acres
off
of
them.
There's
some
guys
out
of
St
Louis
called
tiger
fiber
I
end
up
buying
some
of
their
stalks.
We
get
some
stuff
in
from
Tennessee.
We
get
some
stuff
in
from
Indiana.
S
S
The
growth
sounds
impressive
of
doubling
or
tripling,
and
it's
meant
to
sound
that
way
when,
when
you
say
it
like
that,
but
if
you
started
at
forty
seven
thousand
dollars
the
first
year,
doubling
that
or
tripling
that
every
year
we
did
do
1.5
million
dollars
in
2022.,
which
is
showing
that
it's
going
like
that,
but
out
of
eight
businesses,
I've
started.
This
has
been
the
most
difficult
and
it's
even
in
English.
S
C
H
C
Else,
question
or
comment:
I
want
to
thank
you
guys
for
coming.
Dr
Branning
I
have
a
citation
for
you.
This
is
the
House
of
Representatives.
Coming
with
the
Kentucky.
It's
a
citation
of
appreciation
and
I
won't
read
everything
but
I'll
give
you
a
copy
and
you
can
take
it
home
and
read
it.
But
if
you'll
meet
me
down
front,
we'll
get
a
picture
and
then
we'll
adjourn.