State Sen. Roy Ashburn, R-Bakersfield, left, talks with Sen. Tom Harmon,R-Huntington Beach during a break in the Senate session at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. , Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009. Lawmakers are trying to work out a compromise on a state budget plan that would help erase an expected $42 billion budget deficit through 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 9 months ago

State Sen. Roy Ashburn, R-Bakersfield, left, talks with Sen. Tom Harmon,R-Huntington Beach during a break in the Senate session at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. , Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009. Lawmakers are trying to work out a compromise on a state budget plan that would help erase an expected $42 billion budget deficit through 2010.