So we had exhausted the rainy day fund and we were unable to really make sure that we were funding core services to the level that I felt it needed to be On the federal level, it's a very different conversation, though, because we have unlimited spending. There's no balanced budget amendment, there's no cap on that. So I think there are ways to look at trying to reduce expenses, still paying for core services, but I think it can be done. (46:29–46:35)
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