Is it possible to isolate this, to isolate the fires and to have a relationship and a dynamic with the president to help resolve this? And are you worried about the federal government not reimbursing the $2.5 billion? … The challenge is it locks in a requirement, but it locks out money, because at the same time, it cuts drug treatment money for local government. … representatives. And that's the spirit that defines today in the two and a half billion dollars bipartisan. You had, not just Tom Lackey, had a number of other Republican representatives here. (03:01–03:12)
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Asserts that Prop 36 locks in requirements but cuts drug treatment funding for local governments.
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