And Colin Powell says, we can't get it done without Tommy. So on a Sunday afternoon, Kobe and Colin Powell and I went out for lunch, and I love the idea. He said, if you can get $100 million from Washington, we can start this program. And Colin Paul said, what do you think, tom? I said, I love the idea. He said, can you support? I said, absolutely. And so we called George W. (49:49–49:56)
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