"So I think that, first off, that's really discouraging to hear. I always assume that from my personal perspective in the state of Alabama, that we're, I'll say more backwards than other states, right? So I assume that a lot of the problems that we face while other states may have them are probably ramped up here. So to hear that's not the case and that y'all are on the same level playing field is very discouraging. So for like me, from my standpoint is once I get in the office, I can use congressional funds to make sure that there are public programs available to get the word out about the programs that are in existence, to make sure that those programs have funding and so help pull off some of that work off of you and connect y'all together, right? If I'm sitting up here on the top of the pyramid where the buck stops here, part of that is leadership and that's bringing people together."