Larry Rhoden: “I propose the same budget to cut spending by $80 million in…”

“Well, understand that is a little perplexing to me as a governor because if you remember last session, the governor's noem proposed a budget, I propose the same budget to cut spending by $80 million in state agencies. And that budget was handed off to the very people that are on this task force and the same leaders.” (19:26–19:33)

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