So let's start with where we started from, really, which is Illinois was growing at less than half of the growth rate of the nation when I took office. We also were being dragged down by fiscal irresponsibility and unbalanced budgets. In fact, We had a $17 billion bill backlog, as you may recall. And all of those things weigh on the state. I should add that when I got into office, I thought for sure that we had an economic development effort within … (01:59–02:04)
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