No, absolutely. Doge cuts had zero to do. And in fact you can just look at the specifics of the response from USDA in particular. When we walked in the door January, late January of 2025, there were only 10 full time staff left over from the last administration that were fully focused on the screw worm. Fully focused. Just 10 full time combination last May or just a month or two ago. We just got out of May. I'm losing my timeline here. (00:38–00:50)
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