Number two, South Dakota, after 30 years of having a population growing much faster than national average and having an economy growing much faster than national average, is starting to fall behind. We are beginning to languish. In the last six months, our economy has shrunk 3% at a time when the national economy has grown 3%. I fundamentally believe that you have to develop a plan to put more money in people's pockets and better job opportunities for our kids. And so that absolutely would be number two. (12:47–12:54)
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