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"California Republican State Senator Abel Maldonado is reportedly the holdout vote in reaching a budget deal in California. \n\nThe sticking point isn&amp;apos;t even the budget. Maldonado is now holding the state hostage so he can force through some Quixotic government reforms, including open primaries.\n\nBecause of Maldonado, today California is issuing pink slips to 20,000 state workers, and will shut down $1.8 billion in state infrastructure projects -- forcing the state to ultimately incur an extra $400 million in shutdown/restart costs.\n\nIf you care about California. Call Abel:\n\nState Capitol, Room 4082\nSacramento, CA 95814\nPhone: (916) 651-4015\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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