It was sort of covered up that we were running deficits. So I came into office at a time when people understood that we need to get back on track. We were 50th in credit rating. 50th out of 50 states. Wow. And we also had a massive pension debt and still do. But we were headed the wrong direction. We're 39% funded pensions. 39%. So all of this kind of fell on my shoulders. (17:45–17:49)
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