As a result, when I rose up the IT chain, I did so not just thinking about my role as an order taker or as just an internal service provider, but also as a business leader and change agent.

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So when I talked about this part of the plan before the joint session of Congress, everybody rose up -- Democrats and Republicans alike.

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