Will this be difficult for Republicans come these fall elections with you on one side and a majority of Republicans on the other? Oh, no. If you listen to the Republican leadership, they said we would have negotiated a different deal. If we would have had a Republican governor like Tom Tiffany, we would have returned all of the surplus. So we want to send all the money back. I think they are dealing with the hand that was dealt them, the leadership in the legislature. (07:21–07:27)
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Asserts that a Republican governor would have returned all of the budget surplus.
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