He had decided that if he had to go into DC by himself in protest of how our government is being ran he was going to do by himself. He had promised supporters of the TPC that he would go into DC and protest and he was going to keep his word, even if it meant going alone.
BUT, a group of true Patriots went to where he was and asked him to be their leader. Short version, he had no funds to support the rest of them. Ma and Pa gave him a zip lock baggie with enough money (several thousand dollars) to keep them going for awhile.