Unless the goal is to artificially show a lower number and say you're fiscally responsible. Our budget is fiscally responsible because it's fully funding all of these programs that we're legally required to deal with. Let me go further. The federal government had made changes to some of the unemployment policies, and as a result, the state's being asked to take on about $2 million or so in new expenses to manage that program. (12:25–12:34)
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