Do you feel confident this city can handle all of this? It shouldn't. Look at first starts with balance. I had this problem at the state. I showed up and, you know, We had $17 billion of unpaid bills, overdue bills, and I think the days payable was like 250 days payable when I came in. with seven, $17 billion owed. We're now, FYI, at about 15 days payable, which I've told the controllers a little too fast. (36:13–36:26)
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Asserts that Illinois had $17 billion in unpaid bills and 250 days payable when he took office.
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