But you learn about Congress and you learn about money, and you learn about how government works in a really important way. So what I got good at was working with Congress to get money for very important army programs. The program that I was working on the most was stopping soldiers from getting blown up by roadside IEDs. those roadside bombs. So I started that program when I was on active duty. It was a really heartfelt thing for me to do, especially some of my troops. (01:55–02:02)
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