Second Chris, and then can you just. Clarify on snap, was it federal dollar the state already hasn't had in hand? No, no, it's federal. Yeah. The way it works is USDA makes available federal funds. We apply for those funds through a vendor. That's what we did, working steadily overnight. Huge credit to our teams who were positioned and ready to go to make sure. That that application was in and that's how funds were able to flow starting Saturday. (22:03–22:09)
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Describes the process by which Massachusetts applies for federal funds from the USDA.
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