… try to hold the line and not look to tax increases as the first and second mechanism. Mechanism to solve the problem, but to be way further down the list. When I was chief of staff to Governor Dugard, we cut $127 million in spending. We balanced the budget without raising taxes. I just wish that John Hansen and Larry Rhoden would have done a little better job in trying to cut some of the … (13:12–13:19)
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Asserts that $127 million was cut in spending during Dusty Johnson's tenure as chief of staff to Governor Dugard.
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