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And thank you for transcribing all that were doing. And thank you to cspan for covering us. Without objection, all members will have five legislative days within which to submit additional written questions. Just a few moments left in this testimony. Well go live now to capitol hill for a Senate Subcommittee hearing on data breaches and cybersecurity. Among the witnesses is the Vice President for microsoft. This is live coverage on cspan3. For two invited witnesses who apparently dont share your commitment to discussing this issues. One is for tiktok. If you dont know what tiktok is, you should. Its a chineseowned social media platform so popular among teens that Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly spooked. For facebook, the fear is lost social media market share. For the rest of us, the fear is somewhat different. A company compromised by the Chinese Communist party knows where your children are, knows what they look like, what their voices sound like, what theyre watching, and what they sh