When people sit down and they do their budgets or whatever they set priorities with, this is what we're going to spend our money on for our family, for our home and, and things like that, that's how we should be looking at it. I believe, Jeff, we can do both. We can return money to the taxpayers, including the surplus here, and we can also have a balanced budget. And you do it by setting priorities. Ever since I've been in the legislature, I've divided spending into wants and needs. (15:13–15:23)
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