That's a serious problem because then the system can't operate as it was designed. It can't operate at all. Yeah. And As an appropriator, I've seen that it is a lot of work for us to get 12 bills written, marked up out of committee, ready to go to the floor. and, and when we know it's not going to go anywhere. That's a lot of wasted effort. But I've also seen that when we do that work, sometimes we're our own worst enemies. (03:10–03:23)
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