And now we know that the next challenge is going to be securing and distributing the food to those who need it. Now, last week I said as a starting point, what we're doing is that We'd be expediting $1.1 million in funding to the food banks. That was money that we available, we accelerate dollars that the legislature had appropriated for this purpose. And as soon as it came across my desk, I made the call to release those funds because we knew this need was coming. (08:13–08:19)
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