State Sen. Mimi Walters, R-Lake Forest, left, has an animated discussion with state Sen. Tom Harmon, R-Huntington Beach, right, as Sen. Bob Huff, R-Diamond Bar, second from left, and Senate Minority Leader Dennis Hollingsworth, R-Temecula, second from right, look on at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. , Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009. Lawmakers have been spent the past few days trying to work out a compromise on a state budget plan to erase the expected $42 billion budget deficit. AP Photo logo AP Photo 9 months ago

State Sen. Mimi Walters, R-Lake Forest, left, has an animated discussion with state Sen. Tom Harmon, R-Huntington Beach, right, as Sen. Bob Huff, R-Diamond Bar, second from left, and Senate Minority Leader Dennis Hollingsworth, R-Temecula, second from right, look on at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. , Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009. Lawmakers have been spent the past few days trying to work out a compromise on a state budget plan to erase the expected $42 billion budget deficit.

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  1. FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2009 file photo, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, flanked by lawmakers and water activists, gives a news conference at the capitol in Sacramento, Calif. on the legislature's passage of a package of water measures. In the foreground are Senate Minority Leader Dennis Hollingsworth, R-Temecula, left, Sen. Dave Cogdill, R-Modesto, second from left, Assemblywoman Anna Caballero, D-Salinas, third from left, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, second from right, and Assembly Minority Leader Sam Blakeslee, R-San Luis Obispo, right.
  2. Flanked by lawmakers and water activists, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger answers a reporters question concerning the Legislature's passage of a package of water measure's, at a Capitol news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. The $11 billion plan provides funding for new dams, groundwater cleanup, conservation and habitat restoration. Also seen are Senate Minority Leader Dennis Hollingsworth, R-Temecula, left, Sen. Dave Cogdill, R-Modesto, second from left, Assemblywoman Anna Caballero, D-Salinas, third from left, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, second from right, and Assembly Minority Leader Sam Blakeslee, R-San Luis Obispo, right.
  3. State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, second from left, shrugs as Senate Minority Leader Dennis Hollingsworth, R-Temecula, left, said he had doubts about the passage of a package of bills to revamp the state's antiquated water system during a Capitol news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. The Legislature approved a comprehensive package of water bills and a bond measure to provide funding for new dams, groundwater cleanup, conservation and habitat restoration. Also seen are Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, second from left, and Assembly Minority Leader Sam Blakeslee, R-San Luis Obispo.
  4. Assembly Minority Leader Sam Blakslee, R-San Luis Obispo, left, waits as Senate Minority Leader Dennis Hollingsworth, R-Temecula, second from left, talks with reporters before entering the governor's office in Sacramento, Calif. on Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. The two were to meet with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic Legislative leaders to work on California's aging water system.

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