The biggest thing I would urge is do not underestimate your own power. So a lot of these problems are coming from the top, but the truth is, so many of the Decisions about what happens with those federal dollars flow through a state Department of Transportation or even a city or a county forums. where you can be heard. I mean, I saw for myself how activists through the National Action Network can get heard at a city council, at a state proceeding, in those forums that are a little bit closer to home. (14:15–14:24)
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