 So I'm going to make a few remarks and then I'll take a few questions Let me just be clear what the Republicans did just a few minutes ago Was a stunt it was the thing I think that makes Pennsylvanians Really upset with what goes on here in Harrisburg. This is the kind of gamesmanship that we were not sent here to to play We were we were sent here to actually have a substantive conversation and a substantive conversation includes a conversation on The structural budget deficit. What are we going to do about that? Not games not stunts, but it's a real conversation We need a real conversation on investing in education. How are we going to make our schools better? We need a real conversation on that not stunts what we saw a few minutes ago was Just one more bit of evidence that the Republicans want to just Perpetuate the status quo and we all know the status quo simply does not work The status quo didn't hasn't worked as a budget idea for the last four years It won't work this year We have to address the real problems Pennsylvania faces head on if we don't we're gonna do so at our own peril So what we have to do is get to work. I want to get to work. Let's cut out the stunts I'm willing to take a few questions Yes, sir Stunt or not that the Republicans were making a legitimate point about the lack of support for all these taxes Yeah, this is a stunt. I think what they were we're doing is saying, okay Let's let's show this we have a heavily divided. I mean heavily Republican oriented House of Representatives And and we can show a little muscle here and let's see if we can embarrass the administration and to the Democrats Credit they didn't play along with that That was what it was intended to be they they didn't allow some sort of conversation a debate on the I think legitimate amendments that the Democrats tried to bring up. They didn't allow the suspension of the rules At one point the Republicans even voted I think 115 Republicans voted against suspending the rules on the amendment that would have Addressed the investment in education. They voted against investing in our schools. The whole thing was a start I think I think the the amendment actually was in part my budget It didn't have I think some of the things that I had in with the severance tax, but I Think it was the way it was presented As a stand-up vote up or down bill. That's not what you do when you want to have a conversation I want a conversation. I want a real conversation on this budget I think that's what the people of Pennsylvania one one where we actually look at this honestly honestly We have a budget deficit. Let's deal with that honestly. We have to invest in our schools Let's talk about that honestly. Let's let's stop with the with the games Wanted this budget of yours to be considered holistically Considering represented Marcos X amendment, which they need to spend the rules for would have only been the spending side of it You needed them. Yeah, I this is a holistic villain that that I actually all the pieces tied together That's one thing but I also said if you have a better idea, I'm all ears. Let's have a conversation That's all I'm asking for here. There are pieces here that you take one out. You've got to replace it I ended I mean that's clear and that takes a real conversation. That's all I want Well, that was a side show I think what what the budget process should be is let's let's establish what it is We want I'm especially in Pennsylvania where we have this huge structural budget deficit Let's think about what we we want When I ran I heard the voters of Pennsylvania say we need to invest in education when I heard it is we need to address the budget deficit What are we going to do about those things? Let's have a conversation I you know, we we have to we have to look at what we need to do and and then figure out how we're gonna pay for Yeah, I think you got to be careful about how you look at the mathematics of this that the structural budget deficit that I think when you come in it at a billion dollars is looking at some one-time deals that that aren't going to recur it looks at things like the Estates that may or may not to recur next year. There was a big Bundle those this year. Those are one time things I I think It's legitimate to say we have disagreement over what the budget structural budget deficit is But I think he would agree with me that it's big Yeah, but but I we can focus on that and and I I have a pretty good I think reason for thinking that that it's much bigger than he says it is but even if you take his numbers It's a big number House Republicans said this is the start of their conversation with you. It's a funny way to start a conversation I think we can do a better job of that. All right. Thanks very much