>> Eric: CRUNCH TIME IS APPROACHING AT THE STATE CAPITOL.

DEMOCRATS HAVE AN AMBITIOUS AGENDA AND MUCH OF IT IS STILL UP IN THE AIR.

PLUS MORE NEWS THIS WEEK ABOUT THE CANCER SURGERY AND RECOVERY OF SENATOR DZIEDZIC.

WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE HOUR TALKING TO THESE POLITICOS.

DEMOCRATS WITH US TONIGHT INCLUDE MELISA LOPEZ FRANZEN, UNTIL EARLIER THIS YEAR SHE WAS THE D.F.L.

SENATE MAJORITY LEADER, JOINED BY JANAE BATES, WORKS ON SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES, AND FORMER SPOKESPERSON BRIAN MCCLUNG, BRIAN MCDANIELS, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER, PODCASTER, STANDUP COMEDIAN, LOBBYIST.

>> LOT OF THINGS TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.

>> Eric: SENATOR DZIEDZIC'S ABSENCE DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE CAUSED MUCH PROBLEM.

I WAS WATCHING THE DEBATE TODAY ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND 34-33 EVERY REPUBLICAN AMENDMENT GOT DEFEATED.

WHY JUST SUCH A SMOOTH TRANSITION WITH HER GONE?

>> WELL, I'D SAY SHE'S WONDERWOMAN.

I TALKED TO HER THIS LAST WEEK AND SHE SOUNDS NORMAL LIKE THERE'S NOTHING PHASING HER, SHE'S WORKING ON BILLS, SHE EVEN CUT ME OFF SHE'S LIKE SHE'S TOO BUSY, GETTING THINGS DONE SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF ALL THE SUPPORT THE CAUCUS HAS GIVEN HER AND COLLEAGUES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE AND I THINK SHE'S READY TO GET THIS DONE.

>> Cathy: TALK ABOUT THE DYNAMICS AS YOU GET INTO THE LATTER PART OF THE NEGOTIATIONS THAT THAT GET TOUGH.

AND YOU'RE NOT THERE IN-PERSON YOU'RE DOING IT REMOTELY.

SO LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.

DOES THAT CHANGE THINGS?

>> WELL, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE SHE HAS THE BENEFIT OF HAVING SOME REAL SENIOR LEADERS ON HER TEAM, RIGHT?

SENATOR BOBBY JOE CHAMPION AS SENATE PRESIDENT, SENATOR MARTY IS FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR AND DOWN THE LIST OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIRS.

>> SENATOR REST.

>> SENATOR REST, DON'T FORGET, RUNNING TAXES.

SHE'S GOT PEOPLE WHO REALLY, YOU KNOW, HAVE BEEN THERE A LONG TIME AND GET IT AND THEY SEEM TO BE A REAL COHESIVE TEAM.

SO AND I THINK THEY KNEW THAT GOING IN WITH A 34-33 MAJORITY YOU HAVE TO BE.

AND I THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, PLAYED A ROLE IN KIND OF WORKING THROUGH THIS.

>> Eric: JANAE, HAVE YOU BEEN SURPRISED BY HOW MUCH OF THE SOCIAL JUSTICE AGENDA HAS BEEN TACKLED?

AND PASSED ALREADY A LOT OF THE STUFF BY THE LEGISLATURE.

>> YEAH, IT'S BEEN PHENOMENAL BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN SURPRISED.

JUST BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE A BUNCH OF ISSUES THAT WE, YOU KNOW, MINNESOTANS ACROSS THE STATE HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR FOR A REALLY LONG TIME AND NOW THAT THE GRIDLOCK IS FINALLY OVER IT WAS EXPECTED THESE THINGS WERE GOING TO START TO GET DONE AND WE'RE GRATEFUL THEY'RE GETTING DONE QUICKLY.

>> Eric: ARE THERE FISSURES DEVELOPING BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND SENATE A LITTLE BIT?

>> THERE ALWAYS IS, WE'VE HAD ONE PARTY RULE WITH DEMOCRATS BEFORE AND I CAN REMEMBER BEING IN A TAX COMMITTEE HERE SENATOR BAKK AND REPRESENTATIVE LENCZEWSKI BOTH DEMOCRATS WENT IN THERE AND VERY QUICKLY IT BECAME SENATE POSITION, HOUSE POSITION.

I THINK WHAT YOU'RE SEEING THOUGH IS THE BILLS WHERE THERE IS HAS BEEN AGREEMENT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE PASSED.

WE'RE WAITING ON CANNABIS, PAID FAMILY LEAVE, GAMBLING STUFF, THE TAX BILL.

THERE ARE THINGS IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY HARD TO GET 34 DEMOCRATS TO VOTE FOR SOME OF THESE BILLS AND THAT'S WHY THEY HAVEN'T HAPPENED YET.

>> Eric: WHAT ABOUT THAT DYNAMIC?

>> WELL, I'M EXPECTING EVERYTHING TO GET DONE ON TIME, LIKE JANAE WAS SAYING WE ARE WANTING TO GET THESE THINGS DONE.

I WAS THERE FOR A DECADE AND WE HAD GRIDLOCK FOR PART OF THAT AND PEOPLE WANT THINGS TO HAPPEN.

THEY'RE HAPPENING AT LIGHTNING SPEED WHICH IS TO SAY THERE WAS A LOT OF PENTIUM DEMAND FOR A LOT OF THINGS THAT WEREN'T DONE IN THE LAST SIX YEARS.

I THINK IT'S WHAT MINNESOTANS WANT.

THEY'RE READY TO SERVE, READY TO DO HE JOB AND GOING TO COME TO A COMPROMISE TO GET IT DONE.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE BEEN SAYING IS WE MIGHT HAVE ONE-PARTY RULE IN STATE GOVERNMENT BUT WE STILL AVE DIVIDED GOVERNMENT IN SOME AREAS AND SO ESPECIALLY I THINK ON THE TAX BILL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT RIGHT NOW, THE HOUSE D.F.L.

HAS ALMOST $9 BILLION IN TAX INCREASES ON TOP OF A 17 AND A HALF BILLION DOLLARS SURPLUS.

THE SENATE IS MUCH LOWER, THE SENATE IS MORE LIKE $2 BILLION IN TAX INCREASES.

AND THAT IS REFLECTIVE OF THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE A ONE-SEAT MAJORITIES.

SO I THINK YOU WILL SEE SOME REAL STARK DIVISIONS COME FORWARD AS YOU GET INTO -- THOSE ARE BIG QUESTIONS AND BIG DECISIONS AND EVEN GOVERNOR WALZ KIND OF THREW COLD WATER ON THIS NEW FIFTH TIER INCOME TAX THAT HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE TALKING ABOUT.

SO I DO THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME OF THAT.

THAT'S GOING TO COME TO THE FOREFRONT AS WE GET INTO THE FINAL WEEKS OF SESSION.

>> YEAH, AND, YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE ON THE SAME TEAM OR LOOK THE SAME, BRIAN AND I WE'RE GINGERS WITH PRACTICALLY THE SAME NAME, DOESN'T MEAN WE AGREE ON EVERYTHING FROM THE REPUBLICAN SIDE.

BRIAN BROUGHT UP TAXES, BUT LOOK AT HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, IF YOU LOOK AT THE HEALTH BILL AND HUMAN SERVICES BILL IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE THEY ALL SPEND A LOT OF MONEY BUT ON DIFFERENT THINGS.

HOW THEY CONFERENCE THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN.

>> Cathy: JANAE, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> IT IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE, DIFFERENT TEAM PLAYERS ARE GOING TO PLAY DIFFERENTLY.

BUT I WOULD SAY AND PUSH ON IS THIS NOTION OF HAVING A DIVIDED GOVERNMENT.

MINNESOTANS MAY BE DIVIDED ON SOME THINGS BUT A LOT OF THE NEEDS ARE THE SAME.

SO WHAT THEY'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO IS DDRESS SOME OF HESE REALLY LIKE CONCRETE NEEDS WITH SOME REAL CONCRETE ACTIONS.

>> Cathy: BRIAN BROUGHT UP CANNABIS LEGISLATION, TRUCKERS, DOCTORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE ALL AGAINST EGALIZING CANNABIS AT THIS POINT.

INTERESTING KIND OF COALITION THERE, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME HESITATION WITH SOMETHING NEW LIKE CANNABIS, SAME THING WITH PAID FAMILY LEAVE BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY THE BROAD CONSENSUS OF THE PUBLIC ARE GOOD ON BOTH OF THEM BECAUSE THEY THINK IT'S GOOD FOR MINNESOTA TO ACTUALLY HAVE A REGULATORY MARKETPLACE WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE CONSUMING OR A PAID FAMILY LEAVE COMPONENT WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY TAKE CARE OF MINNESOTANS.

WE KNOW IT'S POPULAR, WE KNOW IT WILL ATTRACT NOT DETRACT FROM OUR STATE.

THOSE ARE THINGS I KNOW EVENTUALLY ARE GOING TO HAPPEN SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

>> Eric: PETER CALLAHAN CAPABLE REPORTER FOR MINNPOST HAS SHARP ELBOWS ONCE IN A WHILE, THERE WAS A NEWS CONFERENCE ON AT THE CAPITOL, THEY SAID ONE MORE QUESTION, HE SAID WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE BILL.

HE GOT INTO WITH A HOUSE STAFFER, THEY REMOVED SOME OF HIS PRIVILEGES, THE SPEAKER HAD TO RELEASE PRESS RELEASE TODAY OBVIOUSLY NOT APOLOGIZING BUT OBVIOUSLY STANDING BY WHAT THEY DID.

YOU'RE A FORMER SPOKESPERSON FOR THE GOVERNOR, WHAT ABOUT IT?

>> I CAN TELL YOU ALL OF THE TIMES AT A PRESS CONFERENCE I SAID ONE MORE QUESTION GOVERNOR PAWLENTY TOOK THREE OR FOUR MORE QUESTIONS, THAT WAS MY EXPERIENCE.

AND THAT DIRECTIVE ONE MORE QUESTION THAT'S FOR THE PERSON AT THE PODIUM, NOT FOR THE ASSEMBLED MEDIA.

THE PERSON YOU'RE WORKING WITH IS SAYING THIS IS ALL WE HAVE TIME FOR, YOU NEED TO WRAP THIS UP AND MOVE ONTO THE NEXT THING.

I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE INTERACTION WENT WRONG, YOU DON'T GET TO TELL THE PRESS WHETHER TO ASK QUESTIONS OR NOT, THEY GET TO DO WHAT THEY WANT, THAT'S THEIR RIGHTS AS REPORTERS, THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT.

I THINK WHAT THIS SHOWS MORE BROADLY IS JUST KIND OF A BREAKDOWN IN THAT KIND OF INTERACTION BETWEEN POLITICAL SPOKESPEOPLE, COMMUNICATIONS FOLKS AND THE PRESS.

AND, YOU KNOW, BACK WHEN I DID THIS WE USED TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME WITH THE CAPITOL PRESS CORPS GETTING TO KNOW THEM, HAVING CONVERSATIONS JUST KIND OF SHARING INFORMATION.

AND SO WHEN WE WOULD HAVE AN ARGUMENT AND DISAGREEMENT, AND I HAD PLENTY, RIGHT?

I GOT, I DON'T KNOW IF WE EVER FOUGHT BUT I HAD PLENTY OF DISAGREEMENTS WITH CAPITOL REPORTERS OVER THE YEARS BUT WE HAD ENOUGH OF A RELATIONSHIP AND UNDERSTANDING THAT WE COULD GET THROUGH THAT.

I DON'T SAY ANY OF THIS TO CAST ASPERSIONS ON TODAY'S GROUP OF POLITICAL STAFFERS, THOSE ARE REALLY HARD JOBS, I UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT I DO THINK IN THIS AGE OF POLARIZATION AND SOCIAL MEDIA WE'VE LOST A LITTLE BIT OF THAT.

>> Eric: YOU WANT TO WEIGH IN, SENATOR?

>> WELL, I MEAN, LET'S BE REAL, THEY ARE DOING HEROIC LIGHTNING SPEED, THEY'RE REALLY BUSY AND BEEN BUSY FROM THE BEGINNING OF SESSION WITH POOR SLEEP IF ANY.

SO LET'S GIVE SOME GRACE TO BOTH SIDES BECAUSE THE CAPITOL PRESS CORPS THEIR DUTY IS TO EDUCATE HE PEOPLE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE DOME AND THEY'RE DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB AND THE DUTY OF THE STAFFERS WHO REALLY HELP RUN THE PLACE.

SO I THINK THERE'S JUST BEEN A LOT OF MOVEMENT, A LOT OF WORK, AND LET'S GIVE BOTH SIDES SOME GRACE.

I'M SURE WE'RE NOT GOING TO HEAR THE END OF IT JUST TODAY BUT GIVE PEOPLE GRACE AND CERTAINLY WE APPRECIATE WHAT THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING ON BOTH SIDES >> Cathy: OKAY, SO IT'S BEEN A LONG SESSION SO FAR SO WHAT ARE YOU ALL EXPECTING AS WE HEAD TO THE END HERE?

>> YOU KNOW, WE ARE MOST CERTAINLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS CONTINUATION F THINGS GETTING DONE.

WHAT WE SAW, THE FACT THAT WE SAW THE, YOU KNOW, THE TAX TARGETS COME OUT OR BUDGET TARGETS COME OUT SO QUICKLY, THE FACT THAT WE HAVE MOST CERTAINLY SEEN A BUNCH OF POLICIES GET DONE WE'RE GOING TO ONTINUE TO SEE THAT KIND OF MOVEMENT, MOST CERTAINLY THERE ARE GOING TO BE DISAPPOINTMENTS ON BOTH SIDES.

>> PASS BUDGET BILLS RIGHT NOW.

>> ABSOLUTELY, PASSING BUDGET BILLS MOST CERTAINLY, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME GOOD CHILD TAX CREDITS POTENTIALLY.

MOST CERTAINLY MINNESOTANS I THINK ARE GOING TO BE REALLY PLEASED BY THE FACT THAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING.

>> Cathy: SO NOT A TRAINWRECK AS WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST.

>> WELL, I'M A REPUBLICAN AND CUBS FAN, I'M AMILIAR WITH DISAPPOINTMENT.

REPUBLICANS ARE GOING TO BE DISAPPOINTED.

I THINK WHAT WE'RE GOING O SEE THOUGH IS THAT A VERY AMBITIOUS AGENDA AND I GIVE THE DEMOCRATS A TON OF CREDIT, THEY HAD A LONG LIST OF THINGS THEY WANTED TO DO AND THEY'RE NOT AFRAID TO DO THEM, THEY REALLY ARE DELIVERING FOR THEIR PROGRESSIVE BASE, HOWEVER, WE HAVE SEEN THAT SAME PROGRESSIVE BASE NOT ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, SETTLE FOR MOST OF A LOAF.

SO WHAT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO SEE IS IF WHAT'S REMAINING ON THE AGENDA GETS MOSTLY DONE BUT OT ALL THE WAY DONE, IS THERE GOING TO BE A BIG BACKLASH FROM THE LEFT.

THEY'RE NOT AFRAID OF THE RIGHT, THEY'RE NOT AFRAID OF US AND THEY PROBABLY DON'T NEED TO BE RIGHT NOW.

BUT THAT LEFT FLANK IS REALLY SOMEWHAT, I MEAN, THEY HAVE A SHARP TONGUE AND THEY DON'T FORGET.

>> Eric: ARE REPUBLICANS GOING,SENATOR JOHNSON REPUBLICAN MINORITY LEADER SAID HE FELT REPUBLICANS MORE THAN SUAL ARE GETTING SHOUT OUT IN THE SENATE.

>> WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S UNUSUAL, MINORITY CAUCUSES ALWAYS FEEL LEFT OUT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ORE AGGRESSIVE.

ABUT THE REPUBLICANS ARE WERE VERY RECENTLY THE MAJORITY, SO I THINK THEY FEEL MOST AGGRIEVED.

>> I WOULD SAY THEY SHOULD BE HAPPY WE'RE GET PASSING BILLS AND GETTING THINGS DONE, WE'VE DONE HOUSING, CLIMATE CHANGE, INFRASTRUCTURE, I COULD GO ON AND ON, THIS HALF OF THE BUDGET AND YESTERDAY -- CAME THROUGH, THIS WEEK THEY'RE DOING PUBLIC SAFETY.

HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

THEY SHOULD BE HAPPY.

>> Eric: CULTURE DIFFERENCES.

SENATE MORE PATIENT, AND HOUSE MORE WE GOT TO GET THINGS DONE?

>> WE HAVE FRESHMEN, AND AT THE SAME TIME THE FRESHMAN THAT CAME INTO THE CAUCUS IN THE MINNESOTA SENATE HAVE EEN AMAZING AND THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES.

>> Cathy: SAY, GETTING BACK TO THING THAT'S MIGHT BE ON THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR OR WHAT HAVE YOU, WHERE ARE THE REBATE CHECKS IN THE TAX BILL?

>> AGAIN, THE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS HAVE BEEN LUKEWARM AT BEST ON THE REBATE CHECKS.

YOU'VE SEEN COMMENTS FROM SPEAKER HORTMAN COMMENTING MAYBE WE OULD DO SOME OF THAT, BUT IT SEEMS UNLIKELY AND A BIG QUESTION MARK FOR ME, THAT'S -- WHAT CAN YOU DO THAT'S GOOD FOR MINNESOTA'S ECONOMY AND DOESN'T INCREASE SPENDING LONG-TERM AND CAUSE US TO HAVE A FUTURE BUDGET PROBLEM?

AND THAT'S A REAL ISSUE, YOU KNOW, THE BUDGET IS GOING TO UP BY CLOSE TO 30% VER THE LAST BUDGET.

THAT'S A WILD INCREASE.

AND I KNOW SOME OF THAT IS ONE-TIME SPENDING BUT NOT ALL OF IT AND OFTENTIMES ONE-TIME SPENDING FEELS LIKE IT SHOULD BE ONGOING AND IT GETS HARD TO NOT COME BACK WITH THAT AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.

SO I THINK THEY REALLY, THEY NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT BOTTOM LINE AND FIND SOME AREAS OF AGREEMENT, FIND SOME AREAS WHERE WE CAN INVEST IN MINNESOTA'S ECONOMY, THINGS LIKE THE MINNESOTA FUTURE FUND THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS AND THEY HAVE $500 MILLION IN THE BUDGET TARGET FOR, SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO INVEST IN THE CRITICAL ECONOMIC SECTORS AND EVEN SUPERCHARGING THAT SO WE COULD DO MORE.

THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS I'M INTERESTED IN SEEING.

>> Eric: STATE OF OF THE STATE ON WEDNESDAY.

>> YEAH.

>> Eric: IS THE GOVERNOR GOING TO TAKE A VICTORY LAP OR WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?

>> I THINK WHAT WE'RE GOING TO EXPECT HE'LL RIGHTFULLY BE ABLE TO SAY A BUNCH OF THINGS MOVED THAT MINNESOTANS ARE EXCITED ABOUT.

I THINK HE'LL ALSO NAME WHAT WE'VE BEEN NAMING HERE THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE A SERIES OF THINGS THEY'RE GOING TO GET DONE AND THAT THEY'RE GOING TO ENSURE THAT THESE DOLLARS THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN TALKING ABOUT QUITE A BIT ARE GOING TO GET USED FOR LIKE LONG-TERM LIKE GOOD HEALTHY WAYS TO BENEFIT THE STATE.

>> Eric: ALL SO LATE IN THE SESSION.

>> -- WHY SO LATE IN THE SESSION?

>> BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MATTER, ALL SEVEN PEOPLE THAT ARE GONNA WATCH IT I'M SURE WILL BE ENTHRALLED.

I THINK THE GOVERNOR WILL TAKE A VICTORY LAP AND PROBABLY SHOULD.

THEY'RE GETTING A LOT OF WHAT THEY WANT TO DO GET DONE.

I THINK THE DAYS OF PEOPLE SITTING ON THE DGE OF THEIR SEAT WAITING FOR THIS OTHER THAN MARK DAYTON WHICH THANK GOD NEVER GOT TOO BAD, HE MADE IT XCITING WITH HEALTH ISSUES, BUT IT'S JUST NOT AS INTERESTING.

>> Eric: YOU'RE REALLY HYPING OUR LIVE COVERAGE.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> Cathy: BEFORE WE GO WHAT DID YOU THINK OF DEAN PHILLIPS GETTING NATIONAL ATTENTION FOR CALLING ON SENATOR FEINSTEIN TO STEP DOWN?

>> EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO DECIDE WHAT THEY WANT TO SAY ABOUT A COLLEAGUE, I WOULD SAY EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO DECIDE WHEN TO STEP DOWN FROM PUBLIC OFFICE.

THAT'S A PERSONAL DECISION AND I'VE BEEN THROUGH THAT AND I THINK PEOPLE NEED TO GIVE POLITICIANS AND ELECTED SERVANTS SOME GRACE WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING A PERSONAL DECISION ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE WHICH IS A GREAT NOBLE CAUSE THAT WE SEE PEOPLE LESS AND LESS WANTING TO GO INTO.

>> Eric: TAX INCREASES THAT DEMOCRATS ARE PROPOSING, SALES TAXES, CAPITAL GAINS TAX, INCOME TAX, PAYROLL TAX, FEE INCREASES.

HOW MUCH THAT FAR -- [ CONVERSATIONS OVERLAPPING ] >> IN ONE BODY, IT'S STILL IN THE HOUSE, IF IT'S STILL IN THE HOUSE IT'S STILL ALIVE, RIGHT?

SO IN AN ERA WHERE EVERYBODY GETS STUFF DELIVERED ALL THE TIME WE'RE GOING TO START TAXING THAT?

I MEAN, IT'S REALLY THIS TAX INCREASES, DEMOCRATS LIKE TO CLAIM THAT THEIR TAX INCREASES ARE ONLY ON THE WEALTHY, THAT IS NOT TRUE, THAT IS NOT THE CASE, THESE RE TAX INCREASES THAT HIT EVERYBODY CROSS THE BOARD AND IN SOME CASES THESE ARE REGRESSIVE TAX INCREASES.

>> PASSING INCOME TAX IS DIFFICULT TO DO SO YOU MAKE SURE IT'S GOING TO PASS AND IF IT'S NOT REALLY SETTING SOMETHING UP FOR THE FUTURE.

IN THIS CASE I SAT ON TRANSPORTATION FOR ALMOST EIGHT OF MY TEN YEARS THERE AND WE NEED DEDICATED INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING, THAT IS A GIVEN, WE TRIED AND WE AVEN'T DONE IT SO MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS TRACTION HIS SESSION.

>> $18 BILLION BUDGET SURPLUS.

>> NOT ENOUGH.

>> Eric: ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO GO TRY TO SAVE THE STATE OF THE STATE FOR