And what I will say is that time and again you could find, whether it be journalists like those who are in this room, or the past controllers reports, There were a number of clear and public citations of the city's fiscal straits. What there wasn't, however, is City Hall's acknowledgement of that. And so while we came into office expecting to see difficult financial conditions, what we did not expect to see … (37:05–37:12)
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