They use their own particular budget, budget, you know, line item for overtime. And so trying to save those fiscal savings, you know, is one of reasons why they didn't pre deploy. So the, The money that they saved on overtime cost how much? Billions of dollars that now they're coming here to the federal government to ask us to bail them out for their own incompetence. I, I guess I'd ask any of the three of you want to answer the question. Actually I, even if he's willing ask the former governor of Florida the same question. (56:59–57:10)
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Asserts that saving money on overtime led to billions in costs, prompting a federal bailout request.
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