Is this a good idea on the merits, putting aside who the funders are, or is it something that's bad for our small d democracy?

Two things.

One, it does matter who's behind this because the merits and the motives are connected.

So where that money's coming from, private equity executives, I think maybe 20 have actually funded a majority of this money.

So when it comes to actually two-party or the top two, we have it right now.

We do it every other year.

We're going to do it this year coming up in our municipal elections.

you want to respond to any of that, Sam?

Is that correct?

Again, another example of meeting people where they are, understanding the need and the acute pain that is being caused by a shutdown.

I am in the National Guard, the Massachusetts Army National Guard.

I'm a captain, and I work extremely hard to represent soldiers as a JAG officer, an attorney for them.

And soldiers were coming into me while I have legal office hours and saying, I don't have the money.

I don't have the rent.

I don't have the mortgage because I'm being furloughed in my full-time federal job, required to work but not getting paid.

When all is said and done, What issue would you like to look back and say, I made a difference? I can say this is something that I've put my heart and soul in, and you're seeing the fruits of the harvest.