Can I just. Do you think it's your prerogative to decide which of these to defund, or do you think it's the legislature's prerogative? You all write appropriations bills. You have allocations that are set in those appropriations bills. We take an assessment as to what is there in terms of unobligated balances, and we make a decision as to what are what is necessary. (09:43–09:51)
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Asserts that the legislature writes appropriations bills and sets allocations within them.
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