California Legislators Vote On State's Embattled Budget
California State Senate minority leader Sen. Dennis Hollingsworth (R-Murrieta) (L) and Senate President Pro Tem Sen. Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) chat before the start of the senate session to vote on a solution to the state's budget problem July 23, 2009 in Sacramento, California. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders reached a budget deal June 20 to close California's $26 billion budget gap.
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