>> MY NAME IS ANA HARVEY AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF SMALL AND LOCAL
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT UNDER MAYOR MURIEL BOWSER SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
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>> IT IS A REALLY WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL MORNING IN WARD 6.
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>> THANK YOU. AND WE'RE HERE FOR A VERY
SPECIAL OCCASION. I'M THE DIRECTOR FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES AND THIS IS WHAT WE LIVE AND BREATHE AND WE ARE JUST
SO DELIGHTED, SO DELIGHTED TO COME ACTUALLY TO LAND IN THE
MIDDLE OF WARD 6 AND TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES.
YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE MAIN STREET PROGRAM.
IT IS A PROVEN CONCEPT THAT REALLY GETS DOWN INTO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE HAVE A LITTLE INVESTMENT FROM THE
GOVERNMENT THE NEIGHBORHOOD ITSELF, THE BUSINESSES AROUND
THE NEIGHBORHOOD REALLY KICK IN AND BECOME THIS COHESIVE UNIT
AND WHAT WE ARE REALLY, REALLY MORE CONCERNED ABOUT IS
PROTECTING THOSE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN HERE IN THE HARD TIMES
AND THEN A LITTLE BIT OF RISK OF BEING PUSHED OUT SO YOU WANT TO
MAKE SURE IF YOU ARE A BUSINESS YOU WILL BE HERE IN THE HARD
TIMES AND WILL KEEP YOU TOGETHER.
IF YOU ARE NEW WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU AND MAKE SURE THAT
YOU FIT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND THAT YOU -- OKAY.
AM I BEING ATTACKED BY SMALL BUSINESSES?
SO YOU CANNOT DO ANYTHING TO ME BECAUSE I HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF
PEOPLE BEHIND ME TO PROTECT ME. SO TODAY WE LAUNCH OUR NEWEST
MAIN STREET PROGRAM RIGHT HERE IN EASTERN MARKET.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH TO EVERYBODY WHO CAME TOGETHER IN A
VERY FAST MANNER. WE CAME TOGETHER TO REALLY
SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES OVER HERE.
THIS IS OUR BABY. THIS IS THE ONE THAT ACTUALLY
GETS BORN TODAY, BUT ABOUT A MONTH AGO WE HAD ANOTHER ONE
THAT WE STARTED AT COLUMBIA HEIGHTS MOUNT PLEASANT.
SO THAT'S A WONDERFUL TO SEE THAT.
AND THIS ONE EASTERN MARKET IS GOING TO BE NEXT TO OUR OLDEST
ONE WHICH IS BARRACKS ROW. SO THE WHOLE THING IS COMING
TOGETHER AND I'M REALLY DELIGHTED TO BE LEADING THESE
WITH THE SMALL AND LOCAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE WE
REALLY KNOW THAT THIS FORMULA WORKS SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD, REALLY, REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THIS PROSPER.
YOU SEE THE SIZE OF H STREET FESTIVAL.
YOU SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN SHAW, THAT'S A MAIN STREET.
WE HAVE CONGRESS HEIGHTS COMING BACK WHICH IS A MAIN STREET AS
WELL. SO WITH THAT, I JUST WANT TO
INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME OF THE PLAYERS THAT HELP US PUT THIS
TOGETHER. SO I WANT TO OF COURSE HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER CHARLES ALLEN TO COME UP.
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>> I DIDN'T SEE THAT. SO I WOULD SAY IT WAS ABOUT TEN
MAIN STREETS, EIGHT TO NINE, TEN MAIN STREETS FOR A LONG TIME AND
SUDDENLY IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WE HAVE FOUR SO IS IT A
COINCIDENCE? I DON'T THINK SO.
I THINK SOMEBODY SUPPORTS SMALL BUSINESSES BIG TIME AND SUPPORTS
MY AGENCY SO THIS HAPPENS. SO LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO THE
MAYOR OF WASHINGTON D.C., MISS MURIEL BOWSER.
>> MAYOR: THANK YOU. WELL, GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
IT IS SUDDENLY MARCH AGAIN AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GOOD, TOO, AND
I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE AT EASTERN MARKET TO CELEBRATE WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF SMALL AND LOCAL BUSINESSES, WITH CHARLES
ALLEN, WITH KENYAN MCDUFFIE, AND OF COURSE WITH OUR WONDERFUL
EASTERN MARKET MAIN STREET. LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE EASTERN
MARKET MAIN STREET.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> MAYOR: SO WHEN TWO YEARS AND TWO MONTHS AGO NOW WHEN I HAD
THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING SWORN IN AS THE MAYOR OF MY HOMETOWN, WE
OF COURSE PUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION AT
THE TOP OF OUR LIST. AND WE BELIEVE THAT INVESTING IN
AND SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES IS A WAY TO ENSURE THAT MORE
WASHINGTONIANS HAVE A PATHWAY TO THE MIDDLE CLASS.
SO THIS MEANS THAT WE FOCUS ON ENSURING A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
AND IT MEANS THAT WE CREATE NURTURING ENVIRONMENTS WHERE
BUSINESSES CAN START, THRIVE AND GROW.
AND THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE IS REALLY LEADING TO SIGNIFICANT
RESULTS. WE CONTINUE TO SEE IN THIS CITY
ALMOST A THOUSAND PEOPLE MOVE TO OUR CITY EACH AND EVERY MONTH.
WE'RE ONE OF THE TOP THREE STRONGEST LOCAL ECONOMIES
ANYWHERE IN THE U.S. OUR PRIVATE SECTOR IS OUTPACING
THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN JOB GROWTH AND THEN I ALWAYS LIKE TO ADD
NOT YOUR GRANDFATHER'S WASHINGTON BUT A DIFFERENT
WASHINGTON WHERE PRIVATE COMPANIES ARE COMING HERE TO
THRIVE AND TO GROW. ONE OF THE MOST FAVORITE THINGS
I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT IS THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO PRESENT
BALANCED BUDGETS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND
FOR TWO STRAIGHT YEARS WHEN WE GOT OUR FINANCIAL AUDIT WE NOT
ONLY HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE AUDIT, THAT IT WAS A CLEAN
AUDIT, BUT WE HAD NO MATERIAL DEFICIENCIES FOR TWO YEARS
RUNNING. OUR PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS, OUR
HIRING SYSTEMS, OUR PAYMENT SYSTEMS, ALL RUNNING ACCORDING
TO GOOD GOVERNMENT STANDARDS, AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE'RE VERY
PROUD OF. NOW, D.C. MAIN STREETS PROGRAM
IS ALL ABOUT HOW WE, THE GOVERNMENT, CAN HELP
NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE THRIVING SMALL BUSINESS CORRIDORS LIKE
THIS ONE. NEIGHBORHOODS SERVE IN CORRIDORS
THAT HAVE A VARIETY OF OFFERINGS THAT HAVE GREAT PROGRAMS, THAT
HAVE A CHAMPION. A CHAMPION FOR THE CORRIDOR THAT
GOES OUT AND RECRUITS THE SMALL BUSINESS MIX THAT WE NEED.
WE KNOW MAIN STREETS CAN HELP US TO BEAUTIFY OUR STREETSCAPES AND
ATTRACT NEW CUSTOMERS AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE SEEING ACROSS THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. SO I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL
FOR ITS PARTNERSHIP IN HELPING US TO START FOUR NEW MAIN
STREETS OVER IN THE LAST TWO YEARS AND CONTINUE TO MAKE THOSE
INVESTMENTS. WE HAVE REALLY GOOD NEWS TO
REPORT ON THE REVENUE FRONT AND IT IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT THAT WE
MAKE INVESTMENTS THAT WILL CREATE MORE REVENUE THAT COMES
INTO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. AND I SAY THAT AND IT IS
IMPORTANT. THE REASON WHY WE WILL BE ABLE
TO MAKE THE HUGEST INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE HISTORY
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IS BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMIC ENGINES
OF CORRIDORS LIKE THIS ONE. WE ARE ALSO ABLE TO MAKE
INVESTMENTS IN THE HUMAN SERVICES THAT WILL ALLOW US TO
END HOMELESSNESS AND INVEST IN MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BECAUSE
THE ECONOMIC ENGINE THAT GENERATES MORE REVENUES AND
ALLOWS SMALL BUSINESSES TO HIRE MORE D.C. RESIDENTS.
SO I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY, TO CELEBRATE WITH EASTERN
MARKET, AND ALWAYS GET THE IDEAS FROM YOU ABOUT HOW WE CAN DO
MORE FASTER AND BETTER. SO I HAVE THE GREAT PRIVILEGE OF
WORKING WITH YOUR COUNCILMEMBER. HE KNOWS I LIKE TO CALL HIM THE
NEW OLD COUNCILMEMBER. HE IS DOING A GREAT JOB FOR WARD
6. YOU WERE VERY SMART TO ELECT
HIM, AND I KNOW THAT HIS FOCUS IS ON HOW WE FOCUS ON LOCAL D.C.
COMPANIES, THE MADE IN D.C. PROGRAM AND NOW HIS PARTNERSHIP
REQUEST US IN PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES IS GOING TO BE VERY GOOD
FOR WASHINGTON, D.C. SO PLEASE GIVE APPRECIATION FOR
YOUR COUNCILMEMBER, CHARLES ALLEN.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> GOOD MORNING, CAPITOL HILL. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT
ON THIS WARM, SUNNY DAY. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
SINCE IT IS COLD I'M GOING TO TRY TO BE BRIEF BUT I WANT TO
TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT AS THIS AMBULANCE ROLLS BY, WHAT WE ARE
DOING HERE TODAY. WHEN THE FOLKS AND THE BUSINESS
OWNERS AND SMALL BUSINESS LEADERS FIRST CAME AND TALKED TO
ME ABOUT THIS IDEA I'LL TELL YOU ONE OF THE FIRST QUESTIONS I
ASKED WAS WHY. NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, EASTERN
MARKET IS AN AMAZING NEIGHBORHOOD.
EASTERN MARKET IS A GREAT SPACE. WHY SHOULD WE TRY TO CREATE A
MAIN STREET AND WHAT THEY LAID OUT FOR ME WAS WHAT I BELIEVE
ARE THE RIGHT REASONS OF WHY WE ARE TRYING TO DO THIS AND THAT
IS NO ONE IS GOING TO TAKE THIS BUILDING AWAY.
WE'VE GOT AN AMAZING SPACE HERE. EASTERN MARKET IS A BEAUTIFUL,
ICONIC SPACE IN OUR CITY AND IT IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
BUT WHAT WE LACK IS THE ABILITY TO HAVE ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT
BUSINESS OWNERS AND A LOT OF OUR DIFFERENT PARTIES COME TOGETHER
IN A WAY THAT STARTS TO CREATE A SHARED VISION.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR AMAZING BUSINESSES ON PENNSYLVANIA
AVENUE, ON 7TH STREET, ALONG EASTERN MARKET, HOW DO WE HELP
BUILD A COHESIVE VISION WHERE EVERYBODY IS COMING TOGETHER AND
PULLING TOGETHER TO LAY OUT WHAT OUR PLAN IS TO SUPPORT AND
PROTECT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES? WE MENTIONED BARRACKS ROW ON
MAIN STREET. THEY ARE DEEPLY INVOLVED IN
HELPING TO CREATE A DYNAMIC SPACE SO WHEN WE HAVE A TASTE OF
8TH AND A BARRACKS ROW FESTIVAL IT INTRODUCES THIS COMMERCIAL
CORRIDOR AND BUSINESSES TO THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE BUT IT REALLY HELPED TO CREATE A VISION FOR WHAT THAT
CORRIDOR LOOKS LIKE. MY EXPECTATION IS THAT THE
EASTERN MARKET MAIN STREET WILL BE DOING THE SAME TYPE OF WORK.
HOW DO WE MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT ADVOCATING FOR AND FIGHTING FOR
ALL OF OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND HELPING TO PROTECT THEM AND OUR
RETAIL BUSINESSES SO WE ALWAYS HAVE A STRONG MIX OF THE KIND OF
BUSINESSES WE WANT BUT HOW DO WE LAY OUT A VISION FOR THE FARMERS
LINE IN THE SHED HOW DO WE PROGRAM THAT ON A REGULAR BASIS
AND CREATE THIS DYNAMIC, ACTIVE SPACE THAT IS OUR EASTERN MARKET
COMMUNITY, OUR ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE'VE GOT
PHENOMENAL PARTNERS AROUND THE TABLE.
I SEE DONNA AND EVERYBODY AND OUR ANC COMMISSIONERS ARE HERE,
AND BARRACKS ROW MAIN STREET. THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF PARTNERS
THAT WILL COME TO THE TABLE AND WITH THE BOARD AND LEADERSHIP WE
HAVE BEHIND US WHO WILL BE HELPING TO CREATE THIS AND LEAD
THIS I'M EXCITED FOR WHAT THIS WILL MEAN SO THAT EASTERN MARKET
CONTINUES TO GROW AND WE BUILD OFF OF THE STRENGTH THAT IS HERE
AND WE SET A VISION FOR WHERE WE ARE GOING FOR THE NEXT FIVE, 10,
20 YEARS SO MAKE SURE WE ARE PROTECTING OUR BUSINESS AND
MAKING SURE THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE AN EXCITING
NEIGHBORHOOD FILLED WITH DYNAMIC AND DIVERSE SMALL BUSINESSES FOR
OUR COMMUNITY. SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND MY
JOB NEXT IS TO INTERVIEW OUR NEIGHBOR TO THE NORTH TAKING
OVER OUR CHAIR OF WHAT'S OUR COMMITTEE NAME?
BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SO THE PARTNERSHIP THAT I GET TO HAVE WITH OUR MAYOR IS SOMEBODY
WHO CHAMPIONS OUR SMALL BUSINESSES IS PHENOMENAL AND
THEN WHEN I GET TO ADD KENYAN INTO IT AS WELL SOMEBODY WHO
CARES DEEPLY ABOUT THIS IT IS A DYNAMIC TRIO THAT WORKS HARD ON
ALL OF THESE ISSUES FOR US. SO I AM NOW TO INTRODUCE MY
FRIEND, KENYAN MCDUFFIE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN.
I WANT TO BEGIN BY THANKING THE MAYOR, THE DIRECTOR OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF SMALL AND LOCAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, ANA HARVEY
FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP ON THE MAIN STREETS THUS FAR IN THEIR
TENURE. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE REALLY A
HEARTY ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THEM AS WELL AS YOUR
COUNCILMEMBER IN WARD 6, CHARLES ALLEN.
LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AS WELL.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> I AM BASICALLY HERE TO SAY DITTO TO WHAT THEY SAID.
I AM HERE IN MY CAPACITY AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE OF
BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO LET YOU KNOW I'M
GOING TO SUPPORT YOUR COUNCILMEMBER AND THE FOLKS AT
DSLBD AND I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE MAIN STREETS RIGHT HERE.
EVERYBODY KNOWS EASTERN MARKET. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO
DESCRIBE IT AND TALK MUCH ABOUT IT.
YOU'VE GOT -- PROBABLY HAVE BEEN UNDER A ROCK FOR THE LAST
SEVERAL DECADES NOT TO KNOW ABOUT EASTERN MARKET.
I REMEMBER COMING HERE AS A YOUNG KID WITH MY GRANDPARENTS
AND DOING SHOPPING FOR SUNDAY DINNER BUT EASTERN MARKET ISN'T
THE ONLY THING THAT DEFINES THIS CAPITOL HILL NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THE EASTERN MARKET MAIN STREET IS GOING TO MAKE THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD EVEN BETTER. WHAT I HAVE SEEN MAIN STREETS
AROUND THE CITY DO IS ENHANCE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ALREADY HAVE
SOME REALLY GREAT BUSINESS CORRIDORS BUT THEY WORK WITH THE
COMMUNITY AND WITH RESIDENTS AND WITH THE RETAIL BUSINESS OWNERS
TO MAKE THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS EVEN BETTER.
AND THAT'S WHAT I'M SURE THAT THE FOLKS AT EASTERN MARKET ARE
GOING TO DO FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD SO I'M REALLY
EXCITED AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH COUNCILMEMBER
ALLEN, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE FUNDING THESE THINGS IN THE
BUDGET, TO WORK WITH THE MAYOR, TO WORK WITH DIRECTOR HARVEY AND
TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU ALL WHO CLEARLY CARE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE
YOU ARE OUTSIDE ON THIS REALLY COLD DAY TO CELEBRATE IT.
I'M EXCITED TO BE A PART OF IT. LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
WORK WITH THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN AND ALL OF
YOU ALL TO MAKE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD EVEN BETTER THAN IT
ALREADY IS SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
>> MAYOR: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> NOW I WOULD LIKE YOU TO HEAR THE VISION OF THE NEW MAIN
STREET SO I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
EASTERN MARKET MAIN STREET MANUEL CORTES.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. WE DID IT.
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>> THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
I AM THRILLED TO HAVE YOU HERE WITH US AS WE CELEBRATE THE
OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF EASTERN MARKET MAIN STREET.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OUR PROGRAM
MANAGER I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR FOR BEING HERE AND
DEMONSTRATING HER SUPPORT OF THIS WORK.
SO I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO ANA HARVEY, THE
DIRECTOR OF DSLBD OUR WARD COUNCILMEMBER CHARLES ALLEN AND
WARD NUMBER 5 COUNCILMEMBER KENYAN MCDUFFIE.
FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING THRIVING COMMERCIAL
CORRIDORS HERE AND ACROSS THE CITY.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MERCHANTS AND
VENDORS OF EASTERN MARKET, THE BRICK AND MORTAR BUSINESSES OF
7TH STREET AND PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, AND OUR ANC
COMMISSIONERS AND THEIR COMMUNITY FOR THEIR SUPPORT
THROUGHOUT THIS PAST YEAR. WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD TO JOIN
THE 11 OTHER MAIN STREET PROGRAMS IN D.C. AND WE HAVE
AMBITION PLANS IN OUR FIRST YEAR.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATING WITH D.C. MAIN STREET STAFF AND
ALL OF YOU TO STRENGTHEN THE VITALITY OF OUR BUSINESS
COMMUNITY THROUGH COORDINATED DESIGN AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EFFORT. AND SEVERAL PROMOTIONAL
CAMPAIGNS AND EVENTS TO BRING THE NEW PEOPLE TO THE AREA AND
PROMOTE THIS HISTORIC COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND A STAKEHOLDER I AM EXCITED AND
HOPEFUL ABOUT THE POSITIVE GROWTH EASTERN MARKET MAIN
STREET CAN FACILITATE FOR THIS AREA IN THE COMING YEARS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> MAYOR: SO, MANUEL, IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME AND THE BOARD
MEMBERS IF YOU WOULD COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER WE RECOGNIZE
THE HARD WORK THAT IT TAKES TO MAKE A MAIN STREET SUCCESSFUL.
MY STAFF AT DSLBD, DIRECTOR HARVEY, AND HER ENTIRE TEAM ARE
HERE TO SUPPORT YOU AND TO GIVE YOU ALL OF THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO
BE SUCCESSFUL. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS AN
OUTSTANDING GROUP THAT WILL LOOK FOR PARTNERSHIPS ALL OVER THE
COMMUNITY AND ALL OVER REALLY ALL OVER THE NATION TO SUPPORT
THE GOOD WORK YOU DO AS WELL. SO IT BRINGS ME GREAT PLEASURE
ON BEHALF OF MY OFFICE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF SMALL AND LOCAL
BUSINESSES AND ALL OF US IN THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
THIS CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION PRESENTED TO THE EASTERN MARKET
MAIN STREET AS A FULL MEMBER OF THE D.C. MAIN STREETS PROGRAM,
YOUR MISSION TO LEAD A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN
REVITALIZATION PROGRAM THAT PROMOTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
STRENGTHENS THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR
RESIDENTS. SIGNED BY ME, THE MAYOR OF THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ON MARCH 3, 2017.
[ APPLAUSE ]
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