GOP state Senators Abel Maldonado, of Santa Maria, left, and Roy Ashburn, of Bakersfield, confer during the debate over the state budget at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. , Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Lawmakers have until midnight Tuesday to approve a budget plan to avoid the state from having to issue IOUs to venders. Both Maldonado and Ashburn broke ranks in February to help Democrats pass a revised budget plan. AP Photo logo AP Photo 32 months ago

GOP state Senators Abel Maldonado, of Santa Maria, left, and Roy Ashburn, of Bakersfield, confer during the debate over the state budget at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. , Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Lawmakers have until midnight Tuesday to approve a budget plan to avoid the state from having to issue IOUs to venders. Both Maldonado and Ashburn broke ranks in February to help Democrats pass a revised budget plan.

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