Might you talk about, I know you served in state government as preparation for your role here in Washington. Might you talk about on the state level, how is it different than here in Washington? It's very interesting. Vermont does not have a balanced budget provision in its constitution, but we always balance our budget. whether it's a Republican or Democratic Governor. Governor Douglas, I served with him. I was the Senate president. And we had budget battle fights. We had a health care bill the Democrats were pushing. (05:49–05:56)
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