And I turned down the job because I couldn't afford the pay cut because it was my first job out of college. But they then said, you should apply for this program. And I Michael Blake was one of 10 people that Senator Obama trained in the yes We can program in 2006. And that changed my life forever. So to be able to be trained by the first black president, to be able to be a reverend, to be able to be a community leader and all those things, that's what led me to this moment today. (06:50–06:55)
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